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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Catherine and her mother go to meet her father at the train station when she was 11, what embarrassed her mother?
(a) His cussing.
(b) His public displays of affection.
(c) His constant loud complaining of other people.
(d) His drunken behavior.

2. Who is Catherine's favorite composer?
(a) Melnichuck.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Olga.
(d) Haydn.

3. What is Catherine surprised to see when she gets to town?
(a) New housing developments.
(b) A Chinese restaurant and police barracks.
(c) A statue of her father.
(d) A theater that the Orangemen play in.

4. What does Catherine tell Liz?
(a) She wants to pack up Anna and run away.
(b) She didn't recognize her own child for a second.
(c) She is very sad at the loss of her father
(d) She thinks Anna doesn't love her.

5. How does Catherine's mother tell her that her relative was treated for depression?
(a) Electric shock therapy.
(b) Pills.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about her desire to die?

2. What does Catherine's mother notice and ask her about when she wakes her up?

3. What is Catherine thinking about when she wakes up at four thirty in the morning?

4. Which of the following is the main character of this novel?

5. What does Catherine think about when she watches and hears the dirt being thrown on her father's coffin?

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