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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miles do, following Bea's death?
(a) He burns down his house.
(b) He goes back to school.
(c) He leaves town.
(d) He lives with the Kennicotts.

2. Who appoints Carol to the library board?
(a) Ole Jenson.
(b) Dr. Westlake.
(c) Lyman Cass.
(d) Guy Pollock.

3. Why does the shopkeeper want to sell Carol something better?
(a) She is the doctor's wife.
(b) He knows the codfish is bad.
(c) He does not like Carol.
(d) He has a crush on her.

4. What type of liquor is Fern accused of abusing?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Gin.
(c) Rum.
(d) Whisky.

5. What is the first play Guy Pollock suggests the theater group should perform?
(a) Inherit the Wind.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) School for Scandal.
(d) Dogs and Catfights.

6. How long of a vacation do the Kennicotts take?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3.5 months.
(d) 1 month.

7. In Chapter 21, what does Vida accuse Raymie of?
(a) Being "too apologetic."
(b) "Flirting" with Carol.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) A dependence on liquor.

8. When the Kennicott's return from vacation, Carol worries Hugh is what?
(a) Ill.
(b) Hyper-active.
(c) Mad at them.
(d) Dumb.

9. Who does Bea marry?
(a) Ezra Stowbody.
(b) Dr. Kennicott's brother.
(c) Cy.
(d) The Red Swede.

10. Who is Hugh named after?
(a) Carol's dead brother.
(b) Carol's father.
(c) A poet Carol loves.
(d) Dr. Kennicott's father.

11. What women did Dr. Kennicott flirt with prior to marrying Carol?
(a) Fern and Maud.
(b) Mrs. Dawson.
(c) Vida and Maud.
(d) Mrs. Cass.

12. Why is Carol embarrassed to walk with Mrs. Flickerbaugh?
(a) She walks with a limp.
(b) Dr. Kennicott has a crush on her.
(c) Mrs. Flickerbaugh's unusual outfit.
(d) Carol doesn't like her.

13. What weather greets the Kennicotts when they return from vacation?
(a) A tornado.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Sleet.
(d) Snow.

14. How is Hugh's emotional state described?
(a) Eager and sensitive.
(b) Thoughtful and casual.
(c) Pretty but dumb.
(d) Cold and calculating.

15. Who tarnishes Fern's reputation?
(a) Cy.
(b) Vida.
(c) Mrs. Bogart.
(d) Fern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a week does Dr. Kennicott shave?

2. What does Dr. Kennicott plan to do but never does?

3. What playwright does Carol want her theater group to perform?

4. Carol fears what, if she were to ask Dr. Kennicott for independence?

5. In Chapter 16, what is Carol's personal mantra?

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