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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 does Vic almost never do that his wife loves to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Dance.
(c) Clean.
(d) Run.

2. Who often watches Trixie?
(a) The Mellers.
(b) The Cowans.
(c) The Petersons.
(d) The Henrys.

3. Who is Vic's wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Mary.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Helen.

4. What does Melinda suffer from at the Cowans' party?
(a) Sore throat.
(b) Stomach cramps.
(c) Runny nose.
(d) Headache.

5. What music does Vic like that his wife hates?
(a) Gregorian chants.
(b) Classical.
(c) Pop.
(d) Rock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Vic sometimes bring to Melinda in her room in the morning?

3. What does Melinda come dressed to the Cowans' party as?

4. Who comes to the house after the alarm is raised about De Lisle's drowning?

5. Which poet's work does Vic have his next book from the press planned to print?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Vic do for a living?

3. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

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

5. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

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

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

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

9. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

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

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