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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. Why do Patty and Walter travel to Grand Rapids in "Good Neighbors"?
(a) The Traumatics are playing a gig.
(b) Walter has a business meeting.
(c) Patty's old friends are in town.
(d) Walter's mother has fallen ill.

2. Where is Richard living during the early years of Walter and Patty's marriage?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Jersey City.

3. What is the name of Walter's hometown?
(a) Honor.
(b) Hibbing.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Halifax.

4. Patty and Walter are described as their neighborhood's what?
(a) Remodelers.
(b) Critics.
(c) Architects.
(d) Pioneers.

5. Patty begins to unravel emotionally after learning what?
(a) Walter's mother is gravely ill.
(b) The neighbors don't like her.
(c) Joey and Connie are romantically involved.
(d) Carol has a new boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey christen the lake by the Berglund summer home?

2. What does Patty's mother do for a living?

3. Where do Patty and Walter marry?

4. Carol Monaghan's behavior is described as what in "Good Neighbors"?

5. Which two neighbors become embroiled in a conflict in "Good Neighbors"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Richard is invited to stay at the lake house, what is the state of Patty and Walter's marriage?

2. What happens after Patty leaves Eliza for the last time?

3. What decision do the Berglunds make after Joey goes away to college?

4. What are Walter's feelings regarding population growth?

5. Why does Walter invite Richard to stay at his lake house?

6. How do the residents of Ramsey Hill view Patty Berglund?

7. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

8. How does Connie feel about Joey Berglund?

9. Describe the friendship between Eliza and Patty.

10. What is the only information about her past that Patty shares with others?

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