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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 Vic say he killed?
(a) Ed Henry.
(b) Horace Meller.
(c) Phil Cowan.
(d) Malcolm McRae.

2. How does Melinda relate to her daughter?
(a) She all but ignores the child.
(b) She gave the child up for adoption.
(c) She spends time with the child when others are watching.
(d) She dotes on the child.

3. Who comes to the Cowans' party dressed as Vikings?
(a) The MacPhersons.
(b) The Wrightlys.
(c) The Jeffersons.
(d) The Hendersons.

4. Where does Vic sleep?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) With Melinda.
(c) In a separate room over the garage.
(d) In Trixie's room.

5. What does Horace tell Vic he is glad of in Part II about him and Melinda?
(a) Things seem to be better between Vic and Melinda.
(b) Melinda has asked Vic for a divorce.
(c) Vic and Melinda are having another child.
(d) Vic has said he is leaving Melinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda do to prepare the house for when people come to visit?

2. Where do Vic and Trixie sometimes picnic?

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

4. Who does some janitorial and courier work for Vic?

5. What change does Vic see in Melinda after Ralph breaks it off?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

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

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

4. How does Trixie generally react to Melinda's men she is having affairs with?

5. What does Vic do for a living?

6. What is the sleeping arrangement at Vic's and Melinda's house?

7. Who does Vic dance with at the party in Part II, and why?

8. How does Vic realize Melinda is seeing Charley De Lisle?

9. What does Melinda ask De Lisle to help her learn?

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

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