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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. What depresses Kate?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Rain.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Small Talk.

2. How do the members of Aunt Emily's family react to the news about Kate?
(a) They act within the guidelines of society's restrictions.
(b) They are polite Southerners.
(c) They never say what they mean.
(d) They are very rude.

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

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

5. What is Kate unsure of?
(a) Whether John will change.
(b) What other people will think.
(c) How they will work together.
(d) Whether or not she will change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What settles once Kate leaves?

2. Why does John flirt with Joyce?

3. How does john feel when he leaves his aunt's house?

4. Who is reluctant to talk about anything religious?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kate's test after Lonnie dies?

2. Does John enjoy seeing Harold?

3. What does the reader learn about Aunt Emily?

4. Who does John decide to call after he is done speaking with his aunt on the phone?

5. How does Kate react to the test?

6. What has happened since John last saw Kate?

7. How does John feel about his family at the end of the book?

8. What is interesting about the marriage?

9. Why does John flirt with Joyce?

10. Who has died in John's family?

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