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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Milton ask Dolly to accompany him to the train station?
(a) Helen wouldn't go.
(b) She is good in a crisis.
(c) She had offered to drive.
(d) He can't manage his grief without her.

2. When the narrative shifts to Peyton's birthday, what year is it?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1934.

3. What did Helen think of Dolly and her ex-husband?
(a) She hated them.
(b) She thoroughly enjoyed them.
(c) She did not like them.
(d) She could take them or leave them.

4. What was one of the reasons Helen thought Milton would destroy their family?
(a) His unemployment.
(b) His drinking problem.
(c) His lack of love for her.
(d) His affairs.

5. Whose face did Helen slap after Maudie was found bound and gagged?
(a) Dolly's.
(b) La Ruth's.
(c) Peyton's.
(d) Ella's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Milton been having an affair with Dolly at this point?

2. Who is the Loftis family's cook?

3. Who is Milton talking to when Dolly finds him?

4. In what month does the body arrive at the train station?

5. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?

(see the answer key)

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