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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 Katherine tell Theresa was difficult for her?
(a) Her annulment.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her lifestyle.

2. What is the medical condition of the suspect's wife in "About the Confession?"
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) She has migraines.
(d) She has polio.

3. What does Gary do when he becomes tired after hearing the knock on the door?
(a) Falls asleep in a chair.
(b) Crawls into bed beside the dead woman.
(c) Cries.
(d) Eats then falls asleep in a chair.

4. How many children are in Theresa's family?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What does the professor talk Theresa into trying?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Speed.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) LSD.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theresa first ask Gary to leave her apartment?

2. What was the suspect's defense when asked why he didn't simply leave the roommate arrangement he had in New York?

3. What happens when Katherine becomes pregnant?

4. How does Theresa begin spending her free time during her second set of classes?

5. How does the suspect pay his new friend for his new living arrangements?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Theresa out of her post-college graduation depression and why?

2. Discuss Theresa's relationship with Katherine as a child.

3. Compare Theresa and Brigid's childhood characteristics.

4. What is Gary's reaction when police ask him about the contents of his jacket?

5. How does Theresa learn her relationship with Martin will end upon graduation and how does she react to the news?

6. Discuss Gary's sleeping arrangements on the night he murders Theresa.

7. Discuss the confession that proves to Theresa that Katherine is not perfect.

8. Discuss the changes in Martin after summer break.

9. Discuss Gary's attraction to Theresa and why he was excited to be invited back to her apartment.

10. Discuss the important events that occur in Theresa's life when she is only nine years old.

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