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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. When is bridge night for Louise?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

2. In Chapter 10, who does Gwen see through the window of the Lyon Cafe?
(a) Hollis.
(b) Susie.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The Judge.

3. Who among the pallbearers installed an air conditioner for Judith Dale the previous summer?
(a) Harry Laughton.
(b) Ken Helm.
(c) Jack Harvey.
(d) Sam Deveroux.

4. Who did Alan marry?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Susie.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Julie.

5. Who brings Alan groceries each week?
(a) Judith.
(b) Hank.
(c) A social worker.
(d) Louise Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gwen looks at herself in the car mirror of Susie's car, what does she wish for?

2. How long does it take the bartender to retrieve Hollis when March calls in Chapter 5?

3. When is March aware that Richard was courting her?

4. Who catches Hollis and March spying at Guardian Farms when they were young?

5. What road did farms once line in the area where March grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the kids at school think of Hank and how they're mistaken.

2. In Chapter 5, how does March find out about Hollis's return to Jenkintown and what does she do about it.

3. The house Hollis owns is falling apart and he receives satisfaction from this. Why?

4. Alan loans March money for a round trip ticket to California. What does she do while she's waiting to board the plane?

5. Why has March brought her daughter, Gwen, with her to bury Judith Dale and settle her estate?

6. Describe Bill Justice.

7. How and why is Alan intent on killing himself?

8. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?

9. Describe Alan in the present.

10. Describe Judith's garden as March finds it in Chapter 1.

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