View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate think marriage is a bad idea?
(a) She thinks she will want a divorce.
(b) They don't know each other enough.
(c) They know each other too well.
(d) She does not love John.

2. John attributes _ and _ with being a moviegoer.
(a) spirit & drive
(b) malice & loneliness
(c) exile & injustice
(d) exile & loneliness

3. What does John like to read at the library?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Extreme political periodicals.
(c) The classics.
(d) Romance novels.

4. What members of the family does John seem to best communicate with?
(a) The people who seem interested in him.
(b) The outer member of the family.
(c) People who tell him what to do.
(d) The ones who encourage him.

5. What promise must John make to get Kate to marry him?
(a) He will let her shop all the time.
(b) He will be kind to her.
(c) He will tell her exactly what to do for the rest of their lives.
(d) He will love her with all his heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon hide from John?

2. When does Kate think people are "real" with one another?

3. What does Kate doubt?

4. What does John realize about his search for the meaning of his life?

5. Why does Kate think that Harold's wife is strange?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 315 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample