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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. Where does Vera have a nervous breakdown?
(a) At Hattie's.
(b) At The Horse.
(c) At the beauty salon.
(d) In her father's old house.

2. Sully says he could sell his father's house ________________.
(a) in the Spring.
(b) after he pays the back taxes.
(c) as soon as the kitchen is upgraded.
(d) without any regret.

3. What decision has Clive Jr. made?
(a) To sell his house.
(b) To stop smoking.
(c) Not to marry Joyce.
(d) To change careers.

4. What is the content of the list that Miss Beryl vows to create?
(a) Things to buy for Christmas.
(b) Things to donate to Goodwill.
(c) Things Clive Jr. wants her to do.
(d) Things to get at the grocery.

5. How long does Sully spend in jail?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does Sully have as Rub is talking about his life?

2. What do Sully and Peter find in the snow on the way home?

3. Who keeps phoning the Motts' home to try to reach Peter?

4. What is Rub's last name?

5. What is wrong with Miss Beryl when she gets up in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Miss Beryl questioning her allegiance to Sully and thinking that Clive Jr. might be right about him?

2. Why does Sully have only two weeks to move out of Miss Beryl's house?

3. What are the terms of Sully's becoming owner of the house on Bowdon Street?

4. How does Sully convince Rub to return to work with him?

5. Why does Clive Jr. feel like a failure?

6. Why is Vera upset about Peter's working with Sully?

7. Why does Rub quit and leave the job site after Peter returns with some beer in the afternoon?

8. What deal do Sully and Carl make regarding hardwood flooring from the Bowdon house?

9. What does Wirf tell Sully about the state of Wirf's health?

10. How has Sully's luck begun to change while he was in jail?

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