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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lee’s AIDS scare start?
(a) With a fever.
(b) With loss of appetite.
(c) With a letter from an old lover.
(d) With a rash of sores.

2. How does Karen characterize Temple’s role in her life?
(a) Best friend.
(b) Partner in crime.
(c) Boyfriend.
(d) Bête noir.

3. What famous author does Lee turn to, in Peggy’s absence?
(a) Ovid.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Milton.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. What is Meg’s requirement for her career?
(a) Not having to have a college degree.
(b) Not having to talk to anyone.
(c) Not having to leave the house.
(d) Not needing to use math.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say provided Temple’s mother Dee’s “one authentic encounter with the supernatural” (139)?

2. Where does Byrdie get drunk for the first time?

3. How does Lee suppress the insurrection among the Stillwater Review editorial board?

4. Who was it that got Peggy to see that she was “intended to be a man” (3)?

5. Where does Lee go looking for Peggy?

(see the answer key)

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