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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. How did Dolly always think of Peyton?
(a) Gracious.
(b) Witty.
(c) Spoiled.
(d) Charming.
2. Who is the funeral director's assistant?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Billings.
(c) Barclay.
(d) Bowman.
3. What is Helen's most vivid recollection in this chapter?
(a) The day she learned that Peyton was dead.
(b) The day Peyton had her first child.
(c) The day Peyton left for college.
(d) Peyton's Broadway debut.
4. Why does Helen get mad at Milton at the birthday party?
(a) He dances with all the women but her.
(b) He gives alcohol to Peyton.
(c) He is caught kissing Dolly.
(d) He gets drunk and passes out.
5. Who was Milton's favorite child?
(a) Connor.
(b) Maude.
(c) Grant.
(d) Peyton.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Peyton struggling in her new life after college?
2. What type of relationship did Milton have with his father?
3. What did Peyton always call Dolly?
4. How old is Peyton on her birthday in Chapter 3?
5. Whose body arrives at the train station?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Dolly's feelings about Peyton.
2. What did Peyton and Buster do to Maudie that ends in Helen's slapping Peyton in front of people?
3. Describe Peyton's interactions with men and what value they have for her.
4. What does Milton tell Dolly about Peyton's distressful adjustment to New York City?
5. What are some of the things Milton remembers as he waits for the train bearing Peyton's body?
6. How does the author indicate the importance of Milton's father's words?
7. How can Dolly best be characterized?
8. How does the experience of the black people contrast with the lives of the supposedly more fortunate Loftis family?
9. How does Helen use Maudie's physical afflictions as a tool?
10. How do thoughts of Peyton lead Milton to think about his own father and what does he recall about that relationship?
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