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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the senior pastor at Russ’s church?
(a) Dwight Haefle.
(b) Dwight Haegel.
(c) Devon Haegel.
(d) Devon Haefle.

2. What are the two sides of Clem’s personality that he feels he needs in order to kill the enemy in Vietnam?
(a) The rational self and the Navy Seal.
(b) The rational self and the squadron protector self.
(c) The rational self and the animal self.
(d) The rational self and the dolphin striker.

3. What is Marion’s job at the Safeway Supermarket?
(a) A meat department manager.
(b) A cashier.
(c) A cheese lady.
(d) A greeter.

4. Rick Ambrose was from what wealthy hometown and state?
(a) Shakertown, Ohio.
(b) Shaker Heights, Ohio.
(c) Quakertown, Ohio.
(d) Quaker Heights, Ohio.

5. How much does Becky inherit from Shirley?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $31,000.

6. Which of Perry’s family members finds him drunk at the Haefle party?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

7. How does Marion reference the physical attributes of her psychiatrist?
(a) As a chair-filling dumpling of a woman.
(b) As a dumpling-eating woman who is tall.
(c) As a dumpling-faced lady on steroids.
(d) As a nice woman with pockmarks on her face.

8. What is the profession of Marion’s sister?
(a) Actress.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Bookkeeper.

9. When Bradley breaks up with Marion, he tells her she was what?
(a) A homewrecker.
(b) A whore.
(c) A gigolo.
(d) An angel.

10. Who was the salesman Marion meets on her job and has an affair with at the car dealership?
(a) Grant Bradley.
(b) Bradley Scott.
(c) Bradley Winback.
(d) Bradley Grant.

11. What animal bit Clem in a childhood accident?
(a) A cat.
(b) A guinea pig.
(c) A dog.
(d) A ferret.

12. Who does Marion tell her therapist Russ is having an extra-marital affair with?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Frances.
(d) Francine.

13. What is Russ’s wife’s name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Marion.
(d) Melissa.

14. What is the name of Russ’s church?
(a) Newly Reformed.
(b) New Reformed.
(c) New Reformation.
(d) Dearly Beloved.

15. When Sharon tells Clem that she is in love with him, what is his response?
(a) “I’m not going to tell you that secret.”
(b) “I so love you too, sweetheart.”
(c) “One day I will be with you.”
(d) “I’m not in love with you.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young widow in the church congregation?

2. When the novel begins, Russ’s humiliation happened how many years earlier?

3. What is Perry told to do once he is found drunk at the Haefle party?

4. Who died in an accident that called Rick Ambrose to be a minister?

5. Who does the desk photo of the wife of Bradley look like to Marion?

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