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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. How does Deputy Bates suggest that Julia do to track Hazel Puckett?
(a) Ask some people around town.
(b) Check property that Wesley Lloyd owned.
(c) Hire a private investigator.
(d) Do a background check on her.

2. Who was Sam Murdoch's wife?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Mildred.

3. What does Julia do when she can't sleep that night?
(a) Goes out for a drive.
(b) Takes a sleeping pill.
(c) Takes a walk.
(d) Fixes warm milk.

4. What does Pastor Ledbetter want Julia to do about her husband's infidelity?
(a) Stay quiet about it.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Pray about it.
(d) Ignore it.

5. What is Julia Springer's marital status?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Single.
(c) Widow.
(d) Married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julia not feel that she can talk to Pastor Ledbetter about her situation?

2. From what has Sam recently resigned?

3. What is Lillian able to do that Julia is not?

4. Who had beaten Hazel after Brother Vern took her back to her house?

5. Julia's marriage to Wesley Lloyd was based on ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julia know that the whole town will soon know her business after she has had a visit from LuAnne Conover?

2. What mixed feelings does Julia have when Brother Vern arrives to take Little Lloyd?

3. How recently has Julia Springer been widowed and what is she doing as the novel begins?

4. Who is Brother Vern and how does Julia encounter him?

5. Why does Julia feel she cannot talk to Pastor Ledbetter about all the problems that have cropped up in her life recently?

6. What do Julia, Detective Bates and Little Lloyd discover when they enter Hazel Puckett's house?

7. Who is Sam Murdoch and why does Julia place so much trust in him?

8. How is Brother Vern's betrayal the final straw for Julia in terms of being taken for granted?

9. Describe the events that happened to Hazel after she and Brother Vern dropped Little Lloyd at Julia's house.

10. What is Julia's response when Lillian tells her about the rumors around town?

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