2. Why does Almeda not venture outside to find out about the noises?
(a) She doesn't think it is any of her business.
(b) She never goes out after dark.
(c) She is afraid.
(d) She thinks someone else will look into it.

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

4. Which of the following does Hazel NOT think regarding Dudley?
(a) It is unfair that Antoinette should suffer.
(b) It is terrible that he abandoned Judy.
(c) He is an upstanding man.
(d) He will never know his daughter.

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

6. Who lives in the house next door to Almeda?
(a) James Powell.
(b) John Patterson.
(c) Jacob Powers.
(d) Jarvis Poulter.

7. To whom does Miss Dobie seem to be directing the poem?
(a) Judy.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jill.
(d) Hazel.

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

9. What is Almeda's vocation?
(a) Poet.
(b) Painter.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Sculptor.

10. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?
(a) Marries the nurse.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Sells the farm.
(d) Moves to California.

11. What job did the narrator's mother have as a young woman?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Cook.

12. Brenda's lover tells her about a/an _______________ family which moved to his hometown.
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Croatian.
(d) German.

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

14. Who was Hazel's husband?
(a) Blackjack.
(b) Mack.
(c) Jack.
(d) Max.

15. Which of the following is NOT something that Murray's wife likes to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Manage the resort.
(c) Play golf.
(d) Cook.