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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 Richard Peed do for a living?
(a) He is a dentist.
(b) He is a florist.
(c) He is a musician.
(d) He is an artist.

2. At what time of day does Bud arrive at the restaurant crime scene?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 1:00 a.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

3. Who is given the order to kill the Stepfords?
(a) Lamar.
(b) Junior.
(c) Richard.
(d) Odell.

4. Immediately after escaping from prison, what is Lamar most interested in finding on "the outside"?
(a) Booze.
(b) Women.
(c) Food.
(d) Weapons.

5. Who does Ruta Beth Tull live with?
(a) She lives with her husband.
(b) She lives with her children.
(c) She lives alone.
(d) She lives with her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food does Ruta Beth promise to make for the gang after they rob the restaurant?

2. How does Lamar escape prison?

3. What does Mr. Stepford do for a living?

4. Why don't the Stepfords die when they are shot?

5. Which of the following people is the first to confront Bud about the affair he's been having?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Richard and Odell dress up as old women?

2. How did Ted lose his nerve as a police officer?

3. How does Lamar escape prison?

4. At the opening of the novel, why is Richard Peed in prison?

5. What event happens in the showers of the prison that changes Lamar Pye's prison life?

6. At the opening of the novel, why is Lamar Pye in prison?

7. How does Lamar save Richard's life after the Denny's shootout?

8. How does the police force treat Ted during his funeral?

9. Why does Lamar take Richard to a movie theater, but never takes him inside?

10. Why was Ruta Beth once incarcerated?

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