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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. Why is the House of Curl so busy in Chapter 25?
(a) Because the shop was featured in the newspaper.
(b) Because of a big wedding.
(c) Because of prom night.
(d) Because of a discount offer.

2. Why did Clyde decide to get a job?
(a) To build up his resume.
(b) To pay his bills.
(c) To meet new people.
(d) To get out of the house.

3. Who is Merry?
(a) One of Patty Jane's customers.
(b) Clyde's mother.
(c) Nora's friend.
(d) Ione's sister-in-law.

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

5. Why do Harriet's work habits change in Chapter 15?
(a) She wants to spend her time with Reese.
(b) She needs more money.
(c) She feels too sick to go to work.
(d) She begins to drink a great deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patty Jane see her husband's face in Chapter 11?

2. What is Harriet doing when a bus passes her in Chapter 18?

3. What does Harriet have a vague memory of upon waking up in a hotel room in Chapter 17?

4. In what condition does Patty Jane find Harriet upon returning home in Chapter 11?

5. Who is the first to greet Ione in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Reese, Clyde, and Harriet find Thor at Temple Curry's home? What does Temple tell them about her past and how she came to be with Thor?

2. Where does Harriet awake in Chapter 17? How does she figure out how she got to this place? What does Harriet realize when she looks at the newspaper?

3. What happens to Harriet while she is riding on a bus in Chapter 14? Where does Harriet go afterward?

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

5. 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?

6. How does Reese help Harriet in Chapters 18 and 19?

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

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

9. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?

10. Describe Reese and Harriet's wedding in Chapter 24.

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