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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. Where does Charity's family live?
(a) Cambridge
(b) New York
(c) Battell Pond
(d) Kennebunkport

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

3. How does Sally impress the guests?
(a) Mixing drinks for everyone
(b) Reading The Odyssey in Greek
(c) Reciting some of her own poetry
(d) Singing solos at the piano

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

5. What type of study did Charity complete for Sid?
(a) The work of Robert Frost
(b) Economics in post-Depression America
(c) A list of professors with their projected tenure dates
(d) Art education in the inner cities

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lessons does Charity take?

2. What is the state of Larry and Sally's marriage?

3. Where does Sid drive Sally and Larry?

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

5. Where do Larry and Sally live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that gives Larry a bad premonition?

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

3. How does Charity attempt to manage Sid's career?

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

5. What is the impact of Larry's job loss on both couples?

6. What is the outcome of Sally's labor and delivery experience?

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

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

9. Describe how the author introduces the reader to Larry Morgan at the beginning of the novel?

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

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