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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tone of Helen's memories?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Somber.
(c) Erratic.
(d) Joyful.

2. What did Helen call the person in #48?
(a) A scourge.
(b) A devil.
(c) An embarrassment.
(d) A witch.

3. On whom did Milton continually lavish attention?
(a) Maudie.
(b) Ellea.
(c) Helen.
(d) Peyton.

4. Why did Milton feel such a sense of shame?
(a) Because he had two failed businesses.
(b) Because he had multiple affairs.
(c) Because his marriage was a fiasco.
(d) Because he was fired.

5. What does Helen recollect about Milton in this chapter?
(a) His proposal of marriage.
(b) His becoming a father for the first time.
(c) His college days.
(d) His pleas for reconciliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Milton learn to do in college?

2. What is Maudie's condition that keeps her mother preoccupied with her?

3. With whom has Milton been having an affair for many years?

4. What is the state of the Loftis' marriage?

5. Who was Milton's favorite child?

(see the answer key)

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