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

2. What character traits best describe Judge?
(a) Aloof and unconcerned.
(b) Slow and eager.
(c) Gentle, kind, patient.
(d) Mean, angry, dark.

3. What is Judge's prognosis after surgery?
(a) He will need a retina transplant.
(b) He will need another surgery.
(c) He should see again.
(d) He will never see again.

4. What does Dr. Courtland say about Judge's eye three weeks after the surgery?
(a) That Judge will never see again.
(b) That the healing is taking too long.
(c) That Judge is depressed, causing the eye to heal slowly.
(d) That it is healing, just slowly, and Judge has some vision.

5. Why is Fay unhappy with Judge's circumstances?
(a) Fay is unhappy that she is in New Orleans but unable to attend carnival.
(b) Fay is anxious to get home.
(c) Fay is worried about his health.
(d) Fay is worried about money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What day is it when Judge dies.

3. What does Laurel do with Judge during her time with him?

4. Why does Judge need to see the doctor?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the bird symbolize?

3. Who is waiting when the train arrives in Judge's hometown?

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

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

6. Who consoles Laurel after the funeral?

7. What does Laurel find in her mother's sewing room?

8. How does Laurel feel about Fay at this point in the story, Part 3, Chapter 4?

9. Why does Laurel feel trapped in her parent's, now Fay's, bedroom?

10. Why did Judge call himself an optimist?

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