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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person confesses a strong liking for the poetry of Adrienne Rich and Toni Morrison?
(a) Byron.
(b) David.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Adrienne Rich.

2. Who is Helen?
(a) Lucy's helper with the gardening.
(b) A woman who lives in Lucy's house.
(c) Lucy's cat.
(d) Lucy's neighbor.

3. On the walk David and Lucy go on near her house, they discuss the cycads. What are cycads?
(a) A small wild animal.
(b) A breed of dog.
(c) A vine.
(d) A type of flower.

4. Who is it that comes to pick up David at the hospital after he is treated?
(a) Bev Shaw.
(b) Petrus.
(c) Ettinger.
(d) Bill Shaw.

5. When David first walks into the hearing, what is the word that best describes his feeling toward the proceedings?
(a) Angry.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Confident.
(d) Dejected.

6. What is the university that is near where Lucy lives?
(a) Suffolk University.
(b) New South Africa University.
(c) Rhodes University.
(d) Essex University.

7. Who is Petrus?
(a) Lucy's helper with the gardening.
(b) Lucy's neighbor.
(c) A woman who lives in Lucy's house.
(d) Lucy's cat.

8. At the end of the Chapter 2, what is the word that best describes the way in which Melanie decides she must go?
(a) Detached.
(b) Abruptly.
(c) Sorrowfully.
(d) Coyly.

9. What is the subject of the poem that David discusses in Chapter 4?
(a) Skiing.
(b) The Alps.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) Italy.

10. When David agrees to go for a walk with Lucy, what must he borrow from her?
(a) Athletic shoes.
(b) A rain slicker.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A leash.

11. At the hospital, what is David treated for?
(a) Gun wounds.
(b) Burns.
(c) Knife wounds.
(d) Trauma.

12. Who is it that Lucy suggests that David works for in return for a fee?
(a) Bev Shaw.
(b) Herself.
(c) Bill Shaw.
(d) Petrus.

13. Shortly before David's class, who is the unwelcome visitor in his office?
(a) Melanie's mother.
(b) Melanie's boyfriend.
(c) Melanie's roommate.
(d) Melanie's father.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 4, when Melanie and David are intimate, she questions him about Amanda. Who is Amanda?
(a) David's first wife.
(b) David's second wife.
(c) Another student.
(d) David's daughter.

15. What is Melanie's role in the play?
(a) An employee in a factory.
(b) An employee in a boutique.
(c) An employee in a hair salon.
(d) An employee in a cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night after David's day at the clinic, what is the noise that keeps him awake?

2. After the hearing, who is it that asks David how the hearing went?

3. Who is Elaine Winter?

4. At the beginning of the Chapter 4, when Melanie and David are intimate, she also questions him about the things he collects. What is it that David says that he does not collect?

5. Before David visits his daughter, his ex-wife calls him with news. What is this news?

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