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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. What is Milton's condition at the end of the football game?
(a) Sad.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Tired.
(d) Drunk.

2. What does Carey try to talk to Milton about in the roadhouse?
(a) Coming back to church.
(b) Reconciling with Helen.
(c) Heading up a fundraiser.
(d) Leading the youth group.

3. What reason does Dolly give Helen for Milton's interest in Dolly?
(a) She is smarter than Helen.
(b) She is more generous than Helen.
(c) She is prettier than Helen.
(d) She is more loving than Helen.

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

5. How long have Carey and Helen been friends?
(a) Six years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Carey Carr?

2. What is Carey Carr's profession?

3. Why does the funeral party stop at a gas station?

4. Why does Helen take Maudie on the trip in #118?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Helen blame for Maudie's death?

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

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

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

6. What does Carey Carr recall about his first meeting with Helen?

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

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

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

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

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