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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 is the name given to Walter's project aimed at promoting zero population growth?
(a) The Case for Space.
(b) Emptier Nests.
(c) Elbow Room.
(d) Free Space.

2. What gives Patty courage in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
(a) The fact that Walter was fired.
(b) The fact that Walter has not divorced her.
(c) The fact that Lalitha has died.
(d) The fact that her mother still loves her.

3. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral?
(a) The number of people who were his pro-bono clients.
(b) The fact her siblings do not attend.
(c) The bright sun shining.
(d) The few number of mourners who attend the funeral.

4. What does Patty acknowledge at the beginning of "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
(a) The depth of her passion for Richard.
(b) The depth of the damage she has caused him.
(c) The depth of Walter's loss.
(d) The depth of love the two of them once shared.

5. This autobiography is a letter to whom?
(a) Patty's children.
(b) Patty's reader.
(c) Richard.
(d) Patty's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patty go to stay after leaving the hotel in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?

2. Whom does Patty meet on the street one day in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?

3. In "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)," what does Patty realize about all of her parents' children?

4. In "2004," Walter wants Richard to host what?

5. After their meeting in "2004," Walter admits that Patty wants him to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Walter and Lalitha's relationship in "The Nice Man's Anger."

2. In "The Fiend of Athens," what happens when Walter delivers a speech?

3. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral? What effect does this have on her?

4. Describe Patty's relationship with her children in the years following her father's death.

5. What happens to Walter and Lalitha after Walter's speech goes viral?

6. How does Patty feel upon learning of the death of Lalitha?

7. What questionable business dealings is Joey involved with?

8. What happens when Patty confronts her mother about her basketball years?

9. In what does Patty take courage?

10. What happens to Joey's wedding ring? What does this situation teach Joey?

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