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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlie's occupation?
(a) Detective.
(b) Judge.
(c) Bailiff.
(d) Lawyer.

2. In which branch of the military did Charlie serve?
(a) Marines.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Air Force.

3. What attribute of Sophie's does Francis say he liked?
(a) Her naivete.
(b) Her honesty.
(c) Her ambition.
(d) Her innocence.

4. Which of Sophie's friends does Otto hate?
(a) Claire.
(b) Trina.
(c) Tanya.
(d) Carla.

5. What does Sophie say has been affected with her growing age?
(a) Her ability to drink alcohol.
(b) Her ability to forgive.
(c) Her future ambitions.
(d) Her sexual drive.

6. What does Sophie try to do for Otto as they leave the Holsteins' house?
(a) Get him sleepy.
(b) Cheer him up.
(c) Calm him down.
(d) Make him mad.

7. What does Sophie do about her hand when she returns home after going out with Charlie?
(a) She pours alcohol over it.
(b) She soaks it.
(c) She puts a cold compress on it.
(d) She changes the bandage.

8. What was thrown through the Holsteins' window?
(a) A stone.
(b) A metal rod.
(c) A block of ice.
(d) A brick.

9. What are Charlie and Sophie trying to buy early in the morning together?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Roses.

10. What attribute does Sophie say Otto is beginning to show after the party?
(a) Originality.
(b) Eccentricity.
(c) Irrationality.
(d) Impatience.

11. What time does Sophie wake up after the party?
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

12. What does Otto say is falling apart when he leaves the Holsteins' house?
(a) The city.
(b) The company.
(c) The country.
(d) The world.

13. What kind of shot does Otto think Sophie needs when he sees her hand?
(a) Polio.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Tetanus.
(d) Tuberculosis.

14. Where did Sophie go shopping at the beginning of the book?
(a) An antique shop.
(b) The marketplace.
(c) The mills.
(d) A jewelry boutique.

15. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?
(a) Oswald.
(b) Omar.
(c) Osmond.
(d) Otto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Mr. Bentwood noticed about his neighborhood at the beginning of the book?

2. Why do the Bentwoods not have any children at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Sophie say her former lover feels to her as she falls asleep?

4. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?

5. What label does Sophie give her former lover?

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