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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. Where does Peyton find Milton at the end of the football game?
(a) At a bar.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) In his car.
(d) At a hotel.

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

3. What is Helen's remark as she and Carey leave the house?
(a) All's fair in love and war.
(b) Better late than never.
(c) The early bird gets the worm.
(d) The end is near.

4. Why is Helen angry at Milton and Peyton when they arrive at the hospital?
(a) They are too noisy.
(b) They are both drunk.
(c) They didn't bring a gift for Maudie.
(d) They didn't bring Helen's overnight bag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Helen's brother who was at the Loftis home at the time?

2. What is Carey's impression when he sees Helen ready to leave for the funeral?

3. Where is Dolly's ex-husband living at this time?

4. What does Carey decide to do to help Helen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Helen have about Maudie and why is she so angry at Milton and Peyton when they finally return to the hospital?

2. What does Carey recall about the Loftises a year after Maudie's death?

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

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

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

6. Does Helen seek out Carey for her belief in God or something else?

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

8. How does Peyton and Harry's first night as a married couple mirror Milton and Helen's marriage?

9. What does Helen do when Dolly calls the Loftis home on Christmas?

10. What does Milton do to embarrass himself at the university football game?

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