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

2. Where do Peyton and Harry go on their honeymoon?
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Florida.
(d) Switzerland.

3. Who is the boyfriend Peyton brings home from college?
(a) Roger McMiller.
(b) James Hall.
(c) Dick Cartwright.
(d) Clarence Harless.

4. What is Helen's demeanor as they leave the house for the funeral?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Amused.
(d) Stoic.

5. What is Helen doing when Carey arrives at her house?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Taking a shower.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Putting on her makeup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the meeting between Helen and Dolly?

2. What does the person in #100 want Helen to do about Milton?

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

4. What does Helen tell Carey about Milton?

5. What is the literary technique used when portraying Helen as restrained on the day of her daughter's funeral when the person in #100 has an emotional outburst?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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