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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chastises Carl for not having Ruth properly toilet trained?
(a) Rudy.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Joe.
(d) Hilda.

2. Whom does Imogene consider being in a past life?
(a) Pocahontas.
(b) A bird.
(c) A pilgrim.
(d) A chipmunk.

3. What type of people does Theresa talk to during her days?
(a) Mean people.
(b) Snooty people.
(c) Depressed people.
(d) Happy people.

4. Who drops Clement's vacuum idea?
(a) The Army.
(b) Clement.
(c) The Corporal's office.
(d) The White House.

5. Who considers starting a tour boat company?
(a) Amanda and Mathilda.
(b) Clement and Arthur.
(c) Amanda and Imogene.
(d) Imogene.

6. Who is patronizing about money in Part, 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Imogene.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Ruth.

7. Who is Amanda unable to reach while dreaming?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Carl.

8. What does Clement contemplate in Part, 1, Chapter 5?
(a) His children.
(b) His mother.
(c) His break-up with Amanda.
(d) His marriage to Theresa.

9. Whose comments cause Carl's suspicions of Mathilda's drowning to rise?
(a) Eliza's.
(b) Ruth's.
(c) Amanda's.
(d) Hilda's.

10. Whom is Ruth speaking with as the novel opens?
(a) Imogene.
(b) Carl.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Joe.

11. Who walks on two canes?
(a) Rudy.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Carl.

12. What does Amanda recall little Ruth wanting to do when she and Mathilda want to sleep?
(a) Swim.
(b) Eat.
(c) Scream.
(d) Sing.

13. Whom does Theresa enjoy having to herself all day?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Clement.

14. Where does Hilda live?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) Tomahawk, WI.
(d) Los Angelos, CA.

15. Who is nicknamed Amy?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Mathilda.
(c) Arlene.
(d) Amanda.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what does Ruth believe her mother to be?

2. What keeps Clement from straying from his marriage?

3. How old is Ruth in April 1920?

4. How long does it take for Amanda, Carl, and Ruth to adjust and settle in as a family?

5. Who is too ill to attend Mathilda's and Carl's wedding?

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