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

2. At what age does Becky inherit the money from Shirley?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

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

4. What does Becky do to express her growing feelings for Tanner?
(a) She sings him a song.
(b) She writes him a letter.
(c) She dedicates a song on a radio station to him.
(d) She writes him a poem.

5. When the novel begins, Russ’s humiliation happened how many years earlier?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Marion goes out walking in the community as the pastor’s wife, how does she feel?

3. Who opens the door at Isabelle’s apartment, when Marion goes there for help being pregnant?

4. How old is Russ Hildebrandt?

5. Who does Becky tell about her growing feelings for Tanner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Perry say that he is “damned” at the Haefle party, when he gets caught getting drunk by his mother?

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

3. What is the “humiliation” that Russ suffered on the first mission trip to Arizona with the Crossroads group of teens?

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

5. What is the reason Ronnie’s mother becomes so angry with Frances for drawing with her son Ronnie?

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

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

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

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

10. What effect does the author present by mentioning Russ’s “humiliation” in the early pages of the book, but not explaining what happened for several hundred pages into the reading?

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