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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. Who used to say "be careful what you wish for" to March when she was younger?
(a) Alan.
(b) Her father.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Judith.

2. Who lives in the ramshackle house at the edge of the Marshes?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) Bud Horace.
(c) Alan.
(d) Ken Helms.

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

4. Who went with March to get birth control pills?
(a) Her sister-in-law.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Judith Dale.
(d) Susie.

5. What name does Alan refer to himself as?
(a) The Coward.
(b) Drunkard.
(c) Murray.
(d) Alan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Susie is seeing Ed Milton. What is his profession?

2. Who says "your loss" in Chapter 5?

3. Who is the first to leave the service once it's ended?

4. What time does it get dark on Fox Hill in October?

5. What hospital does Henry Murray take Hollis to in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cemetery where Judith is buried.

2. Why does Gwen decide to play the good girl in Chapter 10? How does she go about it?

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

4. What horses does Hollis own and why?

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

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

7. In general, what do the women in town think about Hollis?

8. What do March and Susie have for their dinner out in Chapter 10?

9. Where is March's brother, Alan, living upon her return to Jenkinstown?

10. In Chapter 9, why is Susie trying to convince March to return home to California.

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