2. What does Sam think must immediately happen?
(a) Aunt Emily must leave Kate alone.
(b) Kate must marry him.
(c) John must leave.
(d) Kate must leave Louisiana.

3. What do the two characters have at the end of the chapter?
(a) Hope.
(b) Challenges.
(c) Despair.
(d) A bout of the flu.

4. Does John allow Kate any freedom?
(a) No, he imprisions her.
(b) Only the kind of freedom she wants.
(c) Kate does not wish for freedom.
(d) Yes, she can do whatever she wants.

5. What does John seem to hate about New Orleans?
(a) Problems
(b) The society.
(c) Mardi Gras.
(d) The hot weather.

6. What does John realize about his search for the meaning of his life?
(a) It rejeuvenates him.
(b) The search has taken him away from his tidy and ingenious life in Gentiliy.
(c) He enjoys the search.
(d) It has given him hope.

7. What settles once Kate leaves?
(a) happiness.
(b) fear.
(c) anger.
(d) malaise.

8. What does Kate wish for for John?
(a) He request an annullment.
(b) He stand up to Aunt Emily.
(c) That he has a unique life.
(d) He love her.

9. What do prescription drugs do for Kate?
(a) Make her happy.
(b) Almost kill her.
(c) They give her relief from her regimented life.
(d) Create false hope.

10. How does Sam entertain the family?
(a) Does mime gestures.
(b) Tells them stories.
(c) Sings songs.
(d) Takes them to the movies.

11. How does the novel end?
(a) John divorces Kate.
(b) The reader is not sure because it ends abruptly.
(c) Kate completes her task.
(d) Kate fails the task she has been given.

12. Why is it appropriate that John and Kate don't sit down to dinner?
(a) They are not true members of society.
(b) They want to break the rules.
(c) They are being ignored by everyone.
(d) No one wants them to come to dinner.

13. How is this ironic?
(a) Kate longs to be controlled.
(b) John wishes to control no one.
(c) For so long, Kate said she wanted freedom.
(d) John wants nothing to do with Kate.

14. In their life together, how does John help Kate?
(a) He loves her unconditionally.
(b) John goes to school and makes a lot of money so he can support his wife.
(c) By telling her exactly what to do every day.
(d) He gives her the freedom she desires

15. Who makes a large purchase from John?
(a) Mr. Sartalamaccia.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Uncle Jules.
(d) Aunt Emily.