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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the person in #100 have an emotional outburst?
(a) She wants more attention from her mother.
(b) She is not allowed to drive the car.
(c) Peyton is being buried today.
(d) She has broken up with her boyfriend.

2. Carey recalls that after Maudie's death, Helen and Milton ____________________.
(a) Were reconciled.
(b) Were preparing to divorce.
(c) Were inseparable.
(d) Were distraught in their grief.

3. What does Milton do while Peyton and Helen argue?
(a) Goes out for more liquor.
(b) Tries to separate them.
(c) Watches TV.
(d) Calls Dolly.

4. Why does Peyton tell Harry that she married him?
(a) She wanted his money.
(b) She respected him.
(c) She needed him.
(d) She thought he was handsome.

5. Where is Dolly's ex-husband living at this time?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Greensboro.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Atlanta.

6. What are Milton's feelings about his marriage to Helen?
(a) He loves her but he can't be married to her.
(b) He wants to remain separated.
(c) He wants her to take him back.
(d) He wants a divorce.

7. What is Dolly's first stop when she returns from a business trip?
(a) Milton's house.
(b) The dry cleaners.
(c) The country club.
(d) The grocery.

8. 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) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Irony.

9. What does Carey try to talk to Milton about in the roadhouse?
(a) Coming back to church.
(b) Heading up a fundraiser.
(c) Leading the youth group.
(d) Reconciling with Helen.

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

11. Where do Peyton and Harry go on their honeymoon?
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Switzerland.

12. What is Carey's impression when he sees Helen ready to leave for the funeral?
(a) She is old and ugly.
(b) She is so pale and gaunt.
(c) She looks younger than ever.
(d) She is incredibly sad.

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

14. Why does Dolly call the Loftis house prior to the celebration in #110?
(a) To invite Milton and Helen for cocktails.
(b) To tell Helen about a library fundraiser.
(c) To tell Milton that she has a Christmas gift for him.
(d) To tell Milton that she has not seen him in quite awhile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen admit to Carey on the day they meet?

2. What does Helen reveal to Carey at Peyton's wedding?

3. Where does Helen take Maudie in November of 1942?

4. Why has the hearse stopped on the way to the cemetery?

5. Who does Helen hold solely responsible for Maudie's death?

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