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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes arrangements for Laurel and Fay's living space and Judge's care?
(a) Fay.
(b) Laurel.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Dr. Courtland.

2. How did Judge meet Fay?
(a) They met at a bar.
(b) They met through a dating service.
(c) They met at a Southern Bar Association conference.
(d) They met through friends.

3. What does Fay say when Laurel tells her to get up?
(a) Fay says she is the widow and everyone will wait for her.
(b) Fay says she is ill.
(c) Fay says she is too depressed to get up.
(d) Fay says she does not want to go to the funeral.

4. Why can Judge not be moved?
(a) Movement could cause a stroke.
(b) Movement could dislodge the repaired retina.
(c) Movement could cause death.
(d) Movement could make him blind.

5. Why does Laurel believe her father would not have wanted an open coffin?
(a) He did not allow one at his wife's funeral.
(b) He did not like the way he looked.
(c) An open coffin goes against his religious beliefs.
(d) He did not want his friends to remember him in a coffin.

6. Who does Fay insist on talking to when they arrive in Mississippi?
(a) The police chief.
(b) Laurel's friends.
(c) The funeral director, Mr. Pitts.
(d) The mayor.

7. What does Miss Adele bring?
(a) A casserole.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Roses.
(d) Breakfast.

8. What is significant about Fay's age?
(a) Fay is elderly, therefore her presence at the doctor's office is a toll on her.
(b) Fay is a teenager, therefore she is indifferent to Judge's situation.
(c) Fay is much younger than Judge and younger than Fay by a few years, therefore she has trouble empathizing with Judge's situation.
(d) Fay is a child, therefore a hinderance to the situation.

9. Who is Fay?
(a) Laurel's Sister.
(b) Laurel's Cousin.
(c) Judge's Sister.
(d) Judge's Wife.

10. What does Fay tell Judge after he wakes?
(a) That she's happy he is alive.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That he looks good.
(d) That it's a good thing he cannot see himself.

11. What was Judge doing when he experienced symptoms related to his doctor's visit?
(a) Standing on the porch after pruning the roses.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Arguing with Fay.

12. Who called Laurel?
(a) Fay.
(b) Major Bullock.
(c) Judge.
(d) Miss Adele.

13. What makes Fay upset when they arrive back in Mississippi?
(a) That she is awaken by the porter.
(b) That Laurel refuses to continue on to Chicago.
(c) That she is forced to see Judge's coffin.
(d) That no one is there to meet her.

14. Who does Fay send to the funeral home with Judge's clothes?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Major Bullock.
(c) Miss Adele.
(d) The bridesmaids.

15. What does Laurel listen for but never hear?
(a) The weather alert.
(b) The town clock.
(c) The phone.
(d) The mantel clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Judge's outlook on life?

2. What does Judge do while Laurel reads to him?

3. What does Laurel overhear Fay saying to Judge?

4. Who is waiting with Fay at the hospital?

5. Why is Laurel concerned about her father?

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