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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In July, where does Mr. Singer go to visit his friend?
(a) To the asylum.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To visit his mother.
(d) To the hospital.

2. What does Portia tell her father about Willie?
(a) Willie got in a fight and cut a man with a razor.
(b) Willie was beaten up and in the hospital.
(c) Willie eloped with a woman Portia didn't like.
(d) Willie ran off with the wife of another man.

3. What does Biff Brannon find in the bathroom closet?
(a) A bottle of pain pills.
(b) Alice's make-up.
(c) His wife's perfume.
(d) Toilet cleaner.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, what does Spareribs bring with him to the Kelly house?
(a) A Parcheesi game.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A pistol.
(d) Candy.

5. What is Singer's job?
(a) A chess master.
(b) A sign-language teacher at a special school.
(c) An engraver in a jewelery store.
(d) A psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dr. Copeland at the family reunion?

2. Who does Dr. Copeland decide he needs to talk to about his son?

3. What does Jake Blount say about Mr. Singer after he first meets him?

4. Why does Portia suddenly take up drinking and arrive at her father's house drunk?

5. No matter what she is doing, what is always going on in the back of Mick's mind?

(see the answer key)

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