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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has Almeda been married?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) None.

2. Who had been Ellie's nurse?
(a) Marlene Winner.
(b) Audrey Atkinson.
(c) Millie Frantz.
(d) Aimee Anders.

3. What type of vehicle does Brenda drive?
(a) A jeep.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A van.
(d) A sedan.

4. Hazel discerns that _______________ is the father of Judy's baby.
(a) Dennis.
(b) Dudley.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jack.

5. Why did the narrator's mother leave the farm?
(a) To get married.
(b) To move to France.
(c) To return home to care for her parents.
(d) To take another teaching job.

6. Why does Flora write a letter to the narrator after a long time of no correspondence?
(a) To invite her to her wedding.
(b) To inform her of the birth of her first child.
(c) To send condolences for Robert's death.
(d) To express sorrow for the narrator's mother's illness.

7. Hazel thinks that it is ____________________ that makes people happy.
(a) striving towards something.
(b) making lots of money.
(c) good health.
(d) fame.

8. Who is Murray's wife?
(a) Betty.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Bernice.

9. With what disease is Ellie diagnosed?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Congestive Heart Failure.

10. Which of the following is NOT how the narrator thinks about Flora?
(a) Prudish.
(b) Busybody.
(c) Self-righteous.
(d) Generous.

11. What business do Murray and his wife now own?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A holiday resort.
(c) A bicycle shop.
(d) A pet shop.

12. How did Murray meet his wife?
(a) They were high school sweethearts.
(b) They attended the same college.
(c) They met on a blind date.
(d) She used to work in Murray's store.

13. How did the family eventually lose their shop?
(a) The boys blackmailed Maria for more money.
(b) They were robbed.
(c) The building burned down.
(d) They were blackballed in the town.

14. Where do Murray and Barbara see a card written by a schoolboy?
(a) In a gutter.
(b) In a book.
(c) Attached to a balloon.
(d) On the sand.

15. To whom had Flora once been engaged?
(a) William.
(b) James.
(c) Michael.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leaves a big stain on the floor of Almeda's house?

2. Which of the following does Hazel NOT think regarding Dudley?

3. What does Jarvis tell Almeda which means that he intends to propose marriage?

4. What did the narrator's mother think of the person in #6?

5. Which of the following has NOT prompted Jarvis to want to propose marriage to Almeda?

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