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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 does Peyton injure Helen before leaving on her honeymoon?
(a) Pushes her down the stairs.
(b) Scratches her face and draws blood.
(c) Slaps her face.
(d) Throws a glass at her.

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

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

4. Where will Helen's brother be going after his visit with her family?
(a) Seminary.
(b) College.
(c) War.
(d) London.

5. Why does Carey Carr take Helen to the location in #85?
(a) She is too grief stricken to drive.
(b) She is afraid to go alone.
(c) She refuses to go with Milton.
(d) Her car is not running.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Dolly give Helen for Milton's interest in Dolly?

2. What is Dolly's first stop when she returns from a business trip?

3. To what city do Helen and Maudie travel in November of 1942?

4. Where did Helen and Edward go to college?

5. What does Harry caution Peyton about on their wedding day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the perception of the Southern wedding guests toward Harry?

2. In addition to the other parent/child relationships in the novel, how does Carey Carr's personal story fit in?

3. What is ironic about La Ruth's outburst on the day of Peyton's funeral?

4. Why is Helen so angry with Peyton and Milton on Peyton's wedding day?

5. What do Carey and Milton talk about while waiting in the roadhouse for the hearse to be repaired?

6. What trip do Helen and Maudie take in November of 1942?

7. What comment does Helen make to Carey as they leave for the cemetery which acts as foreshadowing?

8. What is Dolly's response to Helen's accusations and demands at the tearoom?

9. What is the significance of the characters coming closer to the cemetery?

10. Why does Carey find it difficult to minister to Helen?

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