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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Clair a few weeks ago?
(a) She moved away
(b) She changed careers
(c) She was raped and murdered
(d) She married someone else

2. What topic does Frank intend to talk to Paul about?
(a) Justice
(b) Sex
(c) Responsibility
(d) Independence

3. What is the name of the Mayflower moving van man Frank meets at the motel parking lot?
(a) Tom
(b) Marco
(c) Vinny
(d) Tanks

4. What news does Frank get that stuns him?
(a) His stocks crash
(b) His brother has died
(c) Ann is going to marry another man
(d) His company is closing

5. In what city does the story begin?
(a) Rhinebeck, New York
(b) Haddam, New Jersey
(c) Springboro, Ohio
(d) Albany, Georgia

6. What does Phyllis do when she talks to Frank?
(a) She makes an offer on the house
(b) She swears at him
(c) She hits on him
(d) She cries

7. To the Markhams, the idea of having so much in common with the rest of society is ____________.
(a) Depressing
(b) Surprising
(c) Comforting
(d) Validating

8. Why does Sally call Frank "a wife's dream?"
(a) He buys jewelry
(b) He is sensitive
(c) He doesn't snore
(d) He takes out the trash

9. Who is Clair Devane?
(a) Frank's former girlfriend
(b) Frank's ex-wife
(c) Frank's boss
(d) Frank's sister

10. What does Joe Markham tell Frank when Frank returns his phone message?
(a) They want to make an offer on the farmhouse
(b) They are going back to Vermont
(c) They have hired another realtor
(d) They have decided to rent one of Frank's houses

11. Who is Vonda Lusk?
(a) The receptionist at the real estate office
(b) A teller at the bank
(c) A mortgage broker
(d) The office cleaning lady

12. Who is Charley O'Dell?
(a) Frank's golf partner
(b) Ann's new husband
(c) Paul's football coach
(d) Frank's maintenance man

13. Why are the Markhams in such a low state?
(a) Their marriage is on the rocks
(b) They have lost their jobs
(c) Their stocks have bottomed out
(d) They cannot afford any houses they like

14. Where did Frank go after his move to the location in #56?
(a) Arizona
(b) France
(c) Montana
(d) Italy

15. What had a group of kids thrown at Frank a few weeks ago?
(a) Soccer ball
(b) Rocks
(c) Pepsi bottle
(d) Firecrackers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joe Markham's hobby?

2. Why do the Markhams balk at the idea of renting Frank's house?

3. What do the Markhams do with the information about the new listing?

4. What does Frank think about as he drives?

5. Who is Sally Caldwell?

(see the answer keys)

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