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

2. What does Fay accuse Laurel of doing to Judge?
(a) Insulting him.
(b) Abusing him.
(c) Causing his eye problems.
(d) Abandoning him.

3. Why does Judge refuse to ask Laurel about her work?
(a) Judge does not care about Laurel's work.
(b) Judge is angry with Laurel for coming to New Orleans.
(c) Judge would rather talk about himself.
(d) Judge feels bad for forcing Laurel into idleness.

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

5. Why is Laurel upset that Fay wants the coffin to be open?
(a) Laurel does not believe her father would have wanted an open coffin.
(b) Laurel does not believe their friends would want to see Judge in the coffin.
(c) Laurel does not want to see her father.
(d) Laurel does not like the way her father looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laurel do after the nurse tells her about Fay's abuse toward Judge?

2. How does Fay react to the doctor's recommendation?

3. Why does Laurel believe her father would not have wanted an open coffin?

4. Who's wedding were the bridesmaids a part of?

5. What does the nurse tell Laurel about Fay when she arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Laurel have dinner with the bridesmaids?

2. What does Laurel burn out in the yard?

3. Why does Laurel fly to New Orleans?

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

5. Why does Laurel want to find her mother's letters?

6. What does Part 2, Chapter 4 say about the characters of Laurel and Fay?

7. Do you think Fay's behavior is appropriate in Chapter 2?

8. What does Fay do when she sees the coffin?

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

10. What does Laurel decide to do?

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