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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 Carey Carr take Helen at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) School Board meeting.
(c) Ladies luncheon.
(d) Church.

2. What does the person in #100 want Helen to do about Milton?
(a) Separate for a little while.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Take him back.
(d) Divorce him.

3. Helen's demeanor is always ______________.
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Restrained.

4. Who does Helen hold solely responsible for Maudie's death?
(a) Peyton.
(b) Dolly.
(c) La Ruth.
(d) Milton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Peyton and Harry go on their honeymoon?

3. Why does Dolly call the Loftis house prior to the celebration in #110?

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

5. What is Carey Carr's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dick do while Helen and Maudie are out of town and he has the house to himself?

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

6. What is the nature of the letter Milton writes to Peyton while Helen and Maudie are out of town?

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

8. What was the nature of Helen's meeting with Dolly at the tearoom?

9. What does Milton remember about the Christmas of 1941?

10. How does the author show that Milton has inappropriate feelings for Peyton?

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