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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. Who does Clem write to inquiring about joining the military?
(a) The military selective detainment.
(b) The selective service local board.
(c) The selective service administrative objective.
(d) The military detainment board.

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

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

4. What is Perry told to do once he is found drunk at the Haefle party?
(a) Drink more.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Leave.
(d) Sleep over.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marion encourage Bradley to write when they are together?

2. The novel Crossroads begins in what city?

3. Clem’s girlfriend Sharon is how many inches shorter than he is?

4. What is Russ’s wife’s name?

5. What is the profession of Marion’s sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sally say to Ambrose, that Russ told her about Russ’s marriage?

2. Why does Perry want to join the Crossroads group, and why does Ambrose tell Becky he disapproves of Perry joining?

3. What happens when Marion tells her therapist, Sophie, about the abortion that Marion had tried to have when she was younger?

4. Why does Clem feel that he has exhausted his relationship with Becky?

5. Why do Frances and Russ ignore Pastor Theo Crenshaw’s advice to leave the neighborhood boy Ronnie alone?

6. Why does Marion call Shirley’s acting insignificant, by referring to her as a “pretty face who memorized lines”?

7. How is Judson treated as a character in the novel?

8. Why does Russ wear his old work coat when he is around Frances?

9. What was Frances Cottrell’s marriage like to her husband before he died?

10. Why does Russ feel justified to begin an affair with the widow Frances Cottrell?

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