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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. How does the relationship between Patty Jane and Clyde change in Chapter 16?
(a) They finally decide just to be friends.
(b) They begin a sexual affair.
(c) They become engaged.
(d) They become business partners.

2. What does the doctor tell Patty Jane and Ione about Thor in Chapter 23?
(a) He has permanently lost his faculties.
(b) He is suffering from amnesia.
(c) He appears to be completely healthy.
(d) He should begin speech therapy treatments.

3. What does Patty Jane attend with Clyde in Chapter 18?
(a) An art show.
(b) An auction.
(c) A concert.
(d) A legal trial.

4. What does Patty Jane go to school to become in Chapter 12?
(a) A baker.
(b) A hair stylist.
(c) A seamstress.
(d) An animal groomer.

5. What kind of trip does Ione go on in Chapter 25?
(a) A cross country trip in an RV.
(b) A summer holiday in Europe.
(c) A trip for a family reunion in Norway.
(d) A cruise to Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Patty Jane and Ione think Harriet has done in Chapter 11?

2. What does Thor tell Ione about in their native language in Chapter 25?

3. How do Patty Jane and Clyde find themselves rolling in the snow in Chapter 13?

4. Where is Harriet buying when she bumps into Reese in Chapter 18?

5. Where is Ione's gift to Harriet in Chapter 25 from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patty Jane decide to do at the House of Curl in Chapter 12?

2. What do the doctors tell Ione and Patty Jane about Thor's condition in Chapter 23?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Clyde insist he and Patty Jane cannot have a relationship?

4. What does Patty Jane discover one day when she returns home in Chapter 11? Why are Patty Jane and Ione especially worried?

5. What is Harriet doing when she runs into Reese in Chapter 18? What does Reese give her?

6. What does Harriet realize about drinking in Chapter 14? How does Patty Jane react when Harriet returns home drunk?

7. In Chapter 16, what does Patty Jane begin to dwell on as Harriet's absence draws out? Who does Patty Jane turn to for comfort?

8. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25? What do Patty Jane and Nora discover one day after Harriet fails to return from napping?

9. How does Thor's reappearance affect Patty Jane and Clyde's relationship in Chapter 23?

10. What prompts Patty Jane to kick Harriet out in Chapter 15?

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