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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 concerns Sid about Charity?
(a) She is gaining weight
(b) She is always tired
(c) She is spending too much
(d) She looks pale

2. Who takes care of Charity's children most of the time?
(a) Sally
(b) Her neighbor
(c) A nanny
(d) Her mother

3. Who is Sally?
(a) Sid's ex-wife
(b) Sid's wife
(c) Larry's wife
(d) Larry's sister

4. Why does Larry feel he doesn't fit in with the other professors?
(a) He is much older than they are
(b) He is too inexperienced
(c) He doesn't have tenure
(d) He didn't go to an Ivy League school

5. What surprise does Sid have for Charity and her family?
(a) He bought Charity a ring
(b) He plans to move in
(c) He has a terminal illness
(d) He is very wealthy

Short Answer Questions

1. What major work does Larry begin?

2. With whom does Sally share a cabin in Vermont?

3. What do Larry and Sally do after the other guests have gone?

4. What happens to Sally during childbirth?

5. What major event has just occurred as the chapter begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why have Larry and Sally come to visit Sid and Charity?

4. How does the evening of the party end for the Morgans and the Langs?

5. Describe the range of emotions that Larry experiences within a 24-hour period.

6. Explain how Sid and Sally seem to have similar character traits.

7. What is Larry's first recollection of meeting Charity?

8. Explain the level of apprehension that Larry and Sally feel before going to a party at Sid and Charity's house.

9. Who is the dominant person in each of the two marriages?

10. Explain how Larry and Charity are very much alike in their work ethics and life management skills.

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