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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 does Helen admit to Carey on the day they meet?
(a) She hates her daughter, Peyton.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) She has had an abortion.
(d) She wants to commit suicide.

2. Who has an emotional outburst in Helen's bedroom?
(a) Helen.
(b) La Ruth.
(c) Maudie.
(d) Milton.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Peyton been for three months in Milton's flashback?

2. Why does Peyton leave the family celebration early?

3. What is the name of the tearoom where Helen meets Dolly Bonner?

4. What does Helen tell Carey about Milton?

5. Where does Helen take Maudie in November of 1942?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 is the perception of the Southern wedding guests toward Harry?

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

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

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

10. What is the nature of Christmas 1941 in the Loftis household?

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