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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the body arrive at the train station?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) March.
(d) November.

2. What did Peyton always call Dolly?
(a) My father's mistress.
(b) Doll face.
(c) Aunt Dolly.
(d) Dotty.

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

4. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?
(a) Automotive.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Shipbuilding.
(d) Tobacco.

5. What does Dolly sense about Milton lately?
(a) He is going to divorce Helen.
(b) He is going to ask her to marry him.
(c) He is no longer in love with her.
(d) He is very ill.

6. What is Peyton's interest in men?
(a) What they are able to give her.
(b) She wants to be in love.
(c) She wants to lose her virginity.
(d) Where they are going to college.

7. How long has Milton been having an affair with Dolly at this point?
(a) One year.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six years.

8. What is Maudie's condition that keeps her mother preoccupied with her?
(a) She has epilepsy.
(b) She is a diabetic.
(c) She is developmentally delayed.
(d) She has Multiple Sclerosis.

9. Who was Dolly's ex-husband?
(a) Steven.
(b) Sclater.
(c) Sam.
(d) Seth.

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

11. What was Milton's nickname in college?
(a) Left us.
(b) Blow.
(c) Frat boy.
(d) Bud.

12. Where are Milton and Dolly as they talk over drinks?
(a) A bar.
(b) The country club.
(c) A cookout.
(d) A fundraiser.

13. How old is Peyton on her birthday in Chapter 3?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

14. What does Dolly realize about why Milton asked her to go to the train station with him?
(a) That Helen wouldn't go.
(b) That she was Peyton's godmother.
(c) That his car was not running.
(d) That she was so supportive of him.

15. Why is Peyton struggling in her new life after college?
(a) Her car broke down.
(b) Can't find a decent apartment.
(c) Difficult adjustment to married life.
(d) Unable to find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Dolly best be characterized?

2. How did Milton perceive the advice his father gave him?

3. Who had bound and gagged Maudie?

4. Where is Peyton living after leaving college?

5. Why does Milton ask Dolly to accompany him to the train station?

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