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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 do Irene and Brian call their son?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Brian II.
(d) Little Brian.

2. Whom is Irene determined not to see again?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Clare Kendry.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

3. Where does Irene want Brian to take Junior?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Brazil.
(c) California.
(d) Europe.

4. What does Irene ask Brian to do after breakfast?
(a) Drive her to work.
(b) Clean up the breakfast dishes.
(c) Write a letter to Clare.
(d) Drive her to the printers.

5. When the woman stares at Irene at the hotel, what does Irene fear the woman is thinking about her?
(a) Irene is mixed.
(b) Irene is black.
(c) Irene is unattractive.
(d) Irene is white.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does this chapter take place?

2. What kept Irene from standing up to John?

3. What was Irene's father hiding about Clare?

4. What does Brian say about black people who pass for white?

5. What is the name of the woman who comes to Claire's table?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brian respond to Irene's concerns about Junior?

2. Where does Irene ask Brian to drive her to? What business does she intend to take care of?

3. What are Irene Redfield's recollections as she reads the letter from Clare Kendry?

4. What is Irene's intention in bring up Junior's problems?

5. When did Clare disappear from the Chicago neighborhood where she and Irene lived?

6. What do Brian and Irene discuss while they eat breakfast?

7. What does Brian tell Irene about someone who can pass for white?

8. What does Brian advise Irene to do about Clare?

9. How does Irene react to John Bellew's cruel words?

10. Where does Irene travel to the day after her meeting with Clare? How does Irene first respond to Clare's note?

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