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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. Who does Dr. Courtland call to meet Fay and Laurel in Mississippi?
(a) Major Bullock, Judge's good friend.
(b) His sister, Miss Adele.
(c) The bridesmaids, Laurel's close friends.
(d) Missouri, Judge's maid.

2. What book does Laurel begin reading to her father?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Dr. Zhivago.
(c) Nicholas Nickleby.
(d) Oliver Twist.

3. Why is Laurel concerned about her father?
(a) Judge normally does not admit to concerns for his personal health.
(b) Judge has been sick for a long time.
(c) Laurel is a worrier who is always concerned about her loved ones.
(d) Laurel thinks he is being abused.

4. Why does Laurel go to check on Fay after Missouri?
(a) Fay refuses to get up.
(b) Fay is not breathing.
(c) Fay is gone.
(d) Fay is sick.

5. What does Dr. Courtland tell Laurel about Judge after he dies?
(a) Dr. Courtland says Judge bought him a house.
(b) Dr. Courtland says Judge was his father.
(c) Dr. Courtland says Judge owed him money.
(d) Dr. Courtland says Judge paid for his medical school training.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Judge decide to see this particular doctor?

2. What was Fay's job when she met Judge?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Dr. Courtland say about Judge's eye?

4. What does the nurse tell Laurel and Fay not to do?

5. How did Judge meet Fay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fay react when she returns home from the funeral home and finds people sitting with Laurel?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Fay complain about while waiting for Judge to come out of surgery?

3. Why do the neighbors blame Laurel for Judge marrying Fay?

4. How did Judge react to his wife's illness toward the end of her life?

5. What does Laurel decide to do?

6. What story of her mother's does Laurel recall in Part 3, Chapter 4?

7. Describe Judge and Fay's relationship as shown in Chapter 2.

8. What makes Laurel unhappy about her father's coffin?

9. What does the bird symbolize?

10. How does Laurel finally catch the bird?

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