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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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) He can't manage his grief without her.
(d) She had offered to drive.

2. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Arnie.
(b) Milton.
(c) Barclay.
(d) Maude.

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

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

5. Who is the funeral director's assistant?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Barclay.
(c) Billings.
(d) Bowman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dolly always think of Peyton?

2. What is Helen's most vivid recollection in this chapter?

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

4. Who is Dolly's son?

5. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Helen's recollections in Chapter 1?

2. What is the role of the country club for the Loftis family's dysfunctions?

3. How does Helen use Maudie's physical afflictions as a tool?

4. Why is Dolly disheartened by Milton's behavior when they're having drinks at the country club?

5. What are Milton's feelings toward Dolly at this point and why has she accompanied him to the train station?

6. What is significant about the letter that Milton reads while waiting for the train?

7. Describe Peyton's interactions with men and what value they have for her.

8. How do Dolly and Helen differ in their views on motherhood?

9. How does the author provide more in-depth information about Milton and Helen's marriage?

10. What did Peyton and Buster do to Maudie that ends in Helen's slapping Peyton in front of people?

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