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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 notable about Peyton on her wedding day?
(a) She is doubtful.
(b) She is sad.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) She is stunning.

2. What is Carey's first impression of Helen?
(a) She is grieving.
(b) She is morose.
(c) She is a joy.
(d) She is intense.

3. What is Dolly's first stop when she returns from a business trip?
(a) The country club.
(b) The dry cleaners.
(c) Milton's house.
(d) The grocery.

4. What does Helen reveal to Carey at Peyton's wedding?
(a) Her hatred of Peyton.
(b) Her mistrust of Harry.
(c) Her doubts about Peyton's marriage.
(d) Her pride in Peyton.

5. What is the name of Helen's brother who was at the Loftis home at the time?
(a) Harry.
(b) Robert.
(c) Edward.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Helen hold solely responsible for Maudie's death?

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

5. How long have Carey and Helen been friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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