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

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

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

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

5. What is the adult vodka mixed drink that Perry drinks at the Haefle party?
(a) Gløgg.
(b) Sløgg.
(c) Bloody Mary.
(d) Martini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clem defends kids at school who were called what?

2. What does Marion do when she finds out she is pregnant with Bradley’s baby?

3. What does Perry sell at school to the seventh-grade students?

4. Why does Russ have an accident in his car when he is with Frances?

5. Why does Perry have to take Judson with him to the Haefle holiday party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marion still feel obsessed with Bradley 30 years after their love affair?

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

4. Who does Becky go to Crossroads group meetings with first?

5. Why does Becky say that Shirley’s death was like that of Eleanor Rigby?

6. Why does Shirley give $13,000 to Becky in a will as an inheritance?

7. What happens to Sharon when Clem breaks up with him?

8. How does Clem realize Russ is “blackening” Rick Ambrose’s name?

9. Why does Marion still feel guilty for her father’s suicide?

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

(see the answer keys)

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