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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 are Milton's feelings about his marriage to Helen?
(a) He wants her to take him back.
(b) He wants to remain separated.
(c) He wants a divorce.
(d) He loves her but he can't be married to her.

2. In what city is Peyton married?
(a) Port Warwick.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Greensboro.

3. From whom does Milton get a telegram while Helen is out of town?
(a) Helen.
(b) Pookie.
(c) Peyton.
(d) Edward.

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

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?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of kiss does Milton give Peyton on her wedding day?

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

3. What does Helen tell Milton and Peyton when they return to the hospital?

4. Against whom are the Southerners in the story prejudiced?

5. What is Helen's demeanor as they leave the house for the funeral?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Carey find it difficult to minister to Helen?

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

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

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