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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Flashback

2. What does Charity call lying in bed and organizing each day?
(a) Constructive daydreaming
(b) Practical
(c) A necessity
(d) The only way to vacation

3. In what department does Larry teach at the university?
(a) English
(b) Art
(c) History
(d) Biology

4. Who lavishes praise on Larry and Sally at the party?
(a) Aunt Ellen
(b) Aunt Eleanor
(c) Aunt Eileen
(d) Aunt Emily

5. Where does Larry take Sally?
(a) The clinic
(b) To church
(c) The hospital
(d) To Charity's house

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Part 1: Chapter 8 begin?

2. What concerns Sally about her appearance?

3. Where do the Langs and the Morgans go after their afternoon classes?

4. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?

5. What major project is Charity working on for the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charity learn about Larry and Sally as they talk?

2. Compare Sid and Larry's views on what constitutes good writing.

3. What do Larry and Sally learn about Charity as she talks?

4. Describe the first year in Madison for Sally and Larry.

5. In spite of their challenges, what is the state of Larry and Sally's marriage?

6. Explain the bond that Sally feels almost instantly with Charity.

7. What is the setting for the beginning of the novel?

8. Describe Sid's first encounter with Charity's mother.

9. How is Charity's mother characterized?

10. Explain the different attitudes of Sid's and Larry's fathers regarding their sons' professions?

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