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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has an emotional outburst in Helen's bedroom?
(a) Milton.
(b) Maudie.
(c) Helen.
(d) La Ruth.

2. What is Carey's first impression of Helen?
(a) She is intense.
(b) She is a joy.
(c) She is morose.
(d) She is grieving.

3. Where does Dolly admit to Helen that she had been intimate with Milton?
(a) After a School Board meeting.
(b) After church.
(c) At Peyton's birthday party at the club.
(d) At a football game.

4. In what city is Peyton married?
(a) Port Warwick.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Greensboro.

5. How old is Carey Carr?
(a) 38.
(b) 55.
(c) 64.
(d) 42.

6. What is the topic of the meeting between Helen and Dolly?
(a) Dolly's affair with Milton.
(b) A school fundraiser.
(c) College choices for their kids.
(d) Prom dresses for their daughters.

7. What is Carey Carr's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Minister.
(c) Professor.
(d) Therapist.

8. Why does Peyton leave the family celebration early?
(a) She and her mother had a fight.
(b) She had to study for exams.
(c) The weather was getting bad.
(d) She had to get back for work.

9. What reason does Dolly give Helen for Milton's interest in Dolly?
(a) She is more loving than Helen.
(b) She is more generous than Helen.
(c) She is prettier than Helen.
(d) She is smarter than Helen.

10. What does Harry caution Peyton about on their wedding day?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Talking too much.
(c) Staying too late.
(d) Being late to her own wedding.

11. Helen's demeanor is always ______________.
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Restrained.

12. What does Helen admit to Carey on the day they meet?
(a) She has had an abortion.
(b) She wants to commit suicide.
(c) She hates her daughter, Peyton.
(d) She is in love with him.

13. What does Carey decide to do to help Helen?
(a) Suggests psychiatric help.
(b) Recommends couples counseling.
(c) Finds her a job.
(d) There is nothing he can do.

14. What does Helen tell Milton and Peyton when they return to the hospital?
(a) Maudie has to stay for awhile.
(b) Maudie is dying.
(c) Maudie is dead.
(d) Maudie is being released.

15. What is the literary technique used when portraying Helen as restrained on the day of her daughter's funeral when the person in #100 has an emotional outburst?
(a) Irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Milton's condition at the end of the football game?

2. How long had Helen waited for Milton to return to the hospital?

3. What is the message of the telegram Milton receives?

4. Why does the person in #100 have an emotional outburst?

5. What did Milton watch during Peyton's wedding?

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