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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 is Mr. Holstein's first name?
(a) Marion.
(b) Markus.
(c) Martin.
(d) Myron.

2. What is the name of Charlie's wife?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Rae.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Rose.

3. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?
(a) She feels bad hiding it.
(b) It gets painful.
(c) He sees it.
(d) She worries about it.

4. What is Mrs. Holstein's first name?
(a) Fern.
(b) Flora.
(c) Flo.
(d) Fara.

5. Where did Sophie see the cat?
(a) In an alley.
(b) In the barn.
(c) At her back door.
(d) Near the front entrance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Sophie compare her husband to after the party?

2. Who tells Sophie that her wound is nothing to worry about at the Holsteins' house?

3. Where did Sophie go shopping at the beginning of the book?

4. What wakes Sophie up the morning after the party?

5. What does Mrs. Holstein like about the young generation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Charlie tell Sophie about his wife?

2. Why did Sophie tell Charlie she had not seen a doctor about her hand yet?

3. Why does Sophie finally confess to her husband about the bite from the cat? What is his reaction?

4. What happens to the Bentwoods' house when they return from the party?

5. Why did the Bentwoods never have children?

6. Why is Otto so upset with his business partner at the beginning of the book?

7. What did Sophie do when she saw the stray cat at her back door?

8. What purchase did Sophie make at the beginning of the book?

9. What kind of law case does Otto refuse to take on and why?

10. What bothers Otto about his neighborhood? Why?

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