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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whose money was Milton essentially living?
(a) Helen's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His own.

2. Who is the funeral director's assistant?
(a) Barclay.
(b) Bowman.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Billings.

3. Who was Milton's favorite child?
(a) Grant.
(b) Maude.
(c) Peyton.
(d) Connor.

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

5. What did Milton always consider his father to be?
(a) A good guy.
(b) A failure.
(c) An everyman.
(d) A hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Dolly best be characterized?

2. What is the tone of Helen's memories?

3. What distinguishing characteristic has Milton had since childhood?

4. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.

5. To what conclusion does Milton come about Helen?

(see the answer key)

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