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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Clare is very
(a) Generous and gregarious.
(b) Maternal and kind.
(c) Self-focused and manipulative.
(d) Threatening and belligerent.

2. What is the implication that surrounds Clare's rich white male companions?
(a) They find Clare to be a hard worker.
(b) They are paying a good price for Clare's company.
(c) They find Clare to be a good dancer.
(d) They pay Clare for housekeeping.

3. Green's bad habits are outweighed by his
(a) Good looks.
(b) Devotion to her.
(c) Goodness and holiness.
(d) Long sermons.

4. Irene allowing Clare into the private rooms of the house symbolizes
(a) Irene's invitation to invade her family.
(b) Irene's wish that Clare will love her sons.
(c) Irene allowing herself to be vulnerable.
(d) Irene's desire to show Clare her wealth.

5. At the tea, Clare is
(a) Lively and gregarious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Not herself.
(d) Distracted.

6. When Brian tries to talk to his sons about racism, Irene
(a) Speaks for him.
(b) Admonishes him.
(c) Contradicts him.
(d) Encourages him.

7. At all costs, Irene does not want to
(a) Lose Brian.
(b) Lose Felise as a friend.
(c) Walk in the snow.
(d) Offend Clare.

8. Irene does not tell Brian about bumping into Bellew because
(a) She thinks it is meaningless.
(b) She is not sure why it happened.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) It might serve as a warning to him.

9. Where would Brian prefer to live?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Southern Europe.
(d) South America.

10. Clare is upset that she will have to leave New York to
(a) See her daughter in Switzerland.
(b) Retrieve her daughter from Switzerland.
(c) Rejoin her husband in Switzerland.
(d) Get back into white society.

11. What is a personality trait of Clare's that stands out in Irene's mind?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her energy.
(c) Her affection.
(d) Her selflessness.

12. Helga finds some satisfaction in
(a) Living in poverty.
(b) Living in the south.
(c) Being a preacher's wife.
(d) Changing the women in the congregation.

13. Why does Irene think Hugh Wentworth wants to come to Negro events?
(a) Because he is self-righteous.
(b) Because he wants to see black people.
(c) Because he is attracted to black women.
(d) Because he is a voyeur.

14. When Clare mentions she would do anything to get what she wants, it
(a) Was meant to alert Brian of her intentions.
(b) Indicates danger to the children.
(c) Exposes her violent nature.
(d) Should have been a clue for Irene.

15. Helga marries Pleasant Green and moves to
(a) Chicago.
(b) Naxos.
(c) Alabama.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clare married her husband because

2. What animal image comes to Irene's mind when considering Clare?

3. Clare now sees that if her marriage breaks,

4. Irene privately considers what it would be like if

5. Irene is determined to keep her life

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