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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition is David's house when he returns to it?
(a) It is pristine.
(b) It has been ransacked.
(c) It has been cared for, presumably by Rosalind.
(d) It is dusty, but otherwise as he left it.

2. Who Is Teresa in the most recent version of his play?
(a) A sickly dog.
(b) A young and beautiful woman.
(c) A middle-aged woman who cares for her father.
(d) A vengeful spinster.

3. Which character in the final chapter says, "I am determined to be a good person. You should try to be a good person too?"
(a) Helen.
(b) Bill Shaw.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Bev.

4. At the end of the chapter, about whom is it that David responds to Bev, "Yes, I am giving him up?"
(a) Mr. Isaacs.
(b) Pollux.
(c) Petrus.
(d) His dog.

5. When David returns to town, where does he see Melanie?
(a) At the theater.
(b) At a bar.
(c) At the university.
(d) At a coffee shop.

6. What does David ask Mr. Isaac for?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) A recommendation.
(c) A job.
(d) Melanie's phone number.

7. When David speaks to Petrus about watching the farm, what place does he mention as a possible place for Lucy to go and get a rest?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) The sea shore.

8. After the police visit the farm, why does David spend the morning digging a large hole?
(a) David is going to bury the dogs there.
(b) Lucy wants to plant a tree.
(c) Lucy wants to bury everything the men touched.
(d) David wants to plant a tree.

9. As Chapter 15 begins, for what event is Petrus preparing?
(a) A barnstorming.
(b) A party.
(c) A community meeting.
(d) A political announcement.

10. When the fight between David and the other person is over, what does Lucy ask of David?
(a) To go into the house and rest.
(b) To pack his bags and leave her house.
(c) To take over for her at the stalls.
(d) To apologize to the person he attacked.

11. Who it that insists to David that Petrus is a good man?
(a) Bev Shaw.
(b) Helen.
(c) Bill Shaw.
(d) Ettinger.

12. Who is the new person living at Petrus's house?
(a) Pollux.
(b) Petrus's adult son.
(c) Petrus's adult daughter.
(d) Petrus's mother.

13. Who is Desiree?
(a) Melanie Isaac's mother.
(b) Melanie Isaac's new roommate.
(c) Melanie Isaac's nurse.
(d) Melanie Isaac's sister.

14. When David comes to the farm to visit, what proposal does Petrus have for Lucy that he asks David to offer her?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Buying her land.
(c) Renting her land to farm.
(d) Buying her house and her farm.

15. Who or what is it that particularly enjoys David's new past time?
(a) David's new assistant.
(b) Petrus.
(c) Bev.
(d) David's dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Isaac say he will not do for David?

2. When David comes to the farm to visit, where does he propose that Lucy go for a rest?

3. After Lucy and her father discuss their version of their stories that they told the police, what is it that he is bothered by?

4. Who calls David to say that his car has been found?

5. In what town does the Isaac family live?

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