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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 do Vic and Trixie sometimes picnic?
(a) Wrightsville.
(b) The Barbican.
(c) Bear Lake.
(d) Henderson Shore.

2. Which poet's work does Vic have his next book from the press planned to print?
(a) Ed Henry.
(b) Bryan Ryder.
(c) Alfred Byron.
(d) Horace Meller.

3. Who does Trixie tell Vic she liked of Melinda's past lovers?
(a) Jo-Jo.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Henry.
(d) Joel.

4. What does Melinda come dressed to the Cowans' party as?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Helen Keller.

5. What does Vic sometimes make for Melinda for breakfast?
(a) Croissants.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Cereal.
(d) French toast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda tell Vic that her new lover is teaching her?

2. Who comes to the Cowans' party dressed as Vikings?

3. How old is Victor Van Allen?

4. What kind of party do the Cowans have in Part II?

5. What book does Vic read during one of Melinda's all-night sessions with a lover in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does most of the housework in the Van Allen household, and why?

2. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?

3. What does Vic tell Ralph about his own past?

4. What does Vic do for a living?

5. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

6. How does Vic try to stop Melinda's affair with De Lisle?

7. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

8. What does Horace Meller tell Vic in Part II he is happy for Vic about?

9. What is Horace Meller's attitude to the rumor Vic spread about himself?

10. What does Vic often do for Melinda when she is drunk and it is very early in the morning?

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