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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lee get instead of a salary from Stillwater College?
(a) A travel allowance.
(b) Control over hiring and firing in the English department.
(c) Money for a literary magazine.
(d) Immunity from sexual harassment complaints.

2. How does the narrator characterize the routine Peggy gets into with her new baby?
(a) Grinding housework.
(b) Leisurely feeding and naps.
(c) Exhausting days of colic.
(d) Exciting days in the garden.

3. What two character traits does Byrdie manage to combine in high school?
(a) Weird and popular.
(b) Thespian and engineer.
(c) Nerdy and athletic.
(d) Outing club and chess club member.

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

5. What is Lee’s mother’s objection to breastfeeding?
(a) She does not think it’s nutritious.
(b) It makes the baby dependent on the mother.
(c) She sees it as indulgent.
(d) She thinks it creates narcissists.

6. Why does Peggy not want to go to a judge to get a divorce?
(a) Shame for her childrearing.
(b) Fear of losing custody.
(c) Fear of Lee’s temper.
(d) Fear of publicity.

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

8. Who is Lee’s bête noir on the Stillwater Review board?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) The phoenix.
(c) The Maoist.
(d) The geeky girl.

9. What is Byrdie’s name?
(a) Favreau.
(b) Mortimer.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Harry.

10. How much does Meg have in her emergency fund at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $100.
(d) $10.

11. What was the response to the missing person ad Lee ran?
(a) Leads from all over the state.
(b) A smattering of crank calls.
(c) A few calls from Lynchburg.
(d) No response.

12. How does the narrator characterize the persona Peggy acquired in high school?
(a) Imperturbable and cool.
(b) Tender and fragile.
(c) Affectionate and loyal.
(d) Tough and intimidating.

13. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?
(a) Fox.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Sheared beaver.

14. What causes Peggy to drive Lee’s VW Thing into the lake?
(a) His affair with her friend.
(b) A fight in which he insults her.
(c) His destruction of her pottery.
(d) A fight in which he hits her.

15. What makes Lee think that the girl he sees in the parking lot is his daughter?
(a) Her teeth.
(b) Her blond hair.
(c) Her cheekbones.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?

2. Why does Peggy leave Lee?

3. How does the narrator characterize Lomax?

4. Which poets was Lee drawn to?

5. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?

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