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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had bound and gagged Maudie?
(a) Patricia and Buster.
(b) Peyton and Boomer.
(c) Peyton and Buster.
(d) Pamela and Bulldog.

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

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

4. How did Dolly feel about Peyton?
(a) She adored her.
(b) She liked her as a friend.
(c) She didn't care for her.
(d) She could take her or leave her.

5. What did Milton learn to do in college?
(a) Shoot heroin.
(b) Drink heavily.
(c) Drive.
(d) Study.

6. What was Dolly's ex-husband's nickname?
(a) Pookie.
(b) Bud.
(c) Champ.
(d) Killer.

7. How did Milton perceive the advice his father gave him?
(a) He clung to every word.
(b) He used what he could.
(c) He discarded it.
(d) He didn't pay much attention to it.

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

9. Where is Peyton's birthday party held?
(a) The country club.
(b) A skating rink.
(c) A banquet hall.
(d) The Loftis home.

10. To what conclusion does Milton come about Helen?
(a) She is a saint to have put up with him.
(b) She never loved him.
(c) There is something mentally wrong with her.
(d) She is cunning and manipulative.

11. 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 pleas for reconciliation.
(d) His college days.

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

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

14. Who is Mrs. La Farge's son?
(a) Charles.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Evan.

15. Who comforts Peyton when her parents fight at the party?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Clay.
(c) Seth.
(d) Skip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Peyton gone to college?

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

3. Why does Helen get mad at Milton at the birthday party?

4. How can Dolly best be characterized?

5. Who was Dolly's ex-husband?

(see the answer keys)

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