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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Byrdie say he distinctly remembers about his mother?
(a) Badgering her for candy.
(b) Negotiating between her and Lee.
(c) Begging her to stay.
(d) Telling her to leave.

2. What was the main building of Stillwater College before it was a college?
(a) An army barracks.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A retirement home.
(d) A hospital.

3. Where does Byrdie go with his friends on a chartered jet?
(a) New York for the museums.
(b) DC for a rally.
(c) Key West for scuba diving.
(d) Savannah for fishing.

4. How old is the newspaper Peggy finds on the shelves in the shack she takes Karen to?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1929.

5. Which famous writer’s footsteps does Peggy see herself following in?
(a) Edith Wharton.
(b) Kate Chopin.
(c) Charlotte Brontë.
(d) Jane Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee spill on his pants when he thinks he sees Mireille in a parking lot?

2. How does Karen characterize Temple’s role in her life?

3. What was the response to the missing person ad Lee ran?

4. How does the narrator say Byrdie and his friends felt after they spent a night in New York city with a 35-year-old woman?

5. What causes Peggy to drive Lee’s VW Thing into the lake?

(see the answer key)

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