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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of the Loftis' marriage?
(a) They are very happy.
(b) They have been unhappy for a long time.
(c) They are separated.
(d) They are divorced.

2. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.
(a) Charleston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Savannah.

3. Who is Milton Loftis' older daughter?
(a) Maryann.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Maude.
(d) Marissa.

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

5. The body is being transported from the train station to ___________________.
(a) The crematorium.
(b) The church.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The funeral home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is mentioned in the letter to Milton?

2. Who is the funeral director's assistant?

3. Whose words are italicized in the book?

4. Who is the Loftis family's cook?

5. What does Helen recall in this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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