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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 is Sully's son's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

2. How does Miss Beryl supplement her income?
(a) She takes in a boarder.
(b) She runs a catering business.
(c) She sells antiques.
(d) She tutors high school students.

3. What is the state of Peter and Charlotte's marriage?
(a) They will separate after the holidays.
(b) They are very happy.
(c) They are separated.
(d) They are almost divorced.

4. What is the imminent holiday as the novel opens?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Easter.
(d) Fourth of July.

5. Who is Peter's other son?
(a) Chase.
(b) Philip.
(c) Mason.
(d) Wacker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the few restaurants in North Bath that is open year round?

2. What has Sully asked Ruth to do?

3. Who gave Sully money after his apartment burned?

4. Why does Carl offer to pay Sully and Rub overtime for working the next day?

5. What does Ralph give to Sully when he picks up the lost boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to Sully if he is found to be working?

2. What is the setting for NOBODY'S FOOL?

3. Is it easy for people to have any privacy in North Bath?

4. Why is The Horse such a popular spot in New Bath?

5. What is Miss Beryl's relationship with her son, Clive Jr.?

6. Why do Sully and Ruth part angrily after Sully proposes marriage?

7. Who is Joyce and what is Miss Beryl's opinion of her?

8. What plans does Sully have for Thanksgiving dinner?

9. Who is Donald Sullivan and what is his current situation?

10. How is Sully able to get the money and the pain medication he needs on Thanksgiving Day?

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