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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 capacity does De Lisle go to the Cowan's party in?
(a) Party crasher.
(b) Unpaid entertainer.
(c) Guest.
(d) Paid entertainer.

2. What ethnic background does Horace Meller think the new pianst is?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Mexican.

3. What change does Vic see in Melinda after Ralph breaks it off?
(a) She buys more dresses.
(b) She drinks less.
(c) She eats more.
(d) She thinks of Trixie more.

4. What is the last song Melinda plays at the party in Part I?
(a) It Had To Be You.
(b) Favorite Fairies.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Dancing in the Dark.

5. Who is the first person Vic tells he killed someone?
(a) Henry.
(b) Mr. Nash.
(c) Horace.
(d) Jim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Melinda accuse of killing De Lisle?

2. What bar does Melinda frequent with her lovers?

3. What does Vic tell Melinda he would like to see her choose in a partner?

4. What does Horace tell Vic he is glad of in Part II about him and Melinda?

5. What does Vic sometimes make for Melinda for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

2. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

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

4. What is the difference between how Vic and Melinda treat their daughter Trixie?

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

6. How does Vic feel during the costume party in Part II?

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

8. What does Vic do for a living?

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

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

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