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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Clare married her husband because
(a) He has money.
(b) She wanted a banker.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She wanted children.

4. Irene has a bad moment during the social event wherein she
(a) Screams at Brian.
(b) Throws a champagne bottle.
(c) Pushes Clare across the room.
(d) Deliberately breaks a tea cup.

5. Brian demands that Irene not
(a) Divert him from complaining about his job.
(b) Talk to him so much.
(c) Molly-coddle their son.
(d) Talk of sex at the table.

6. Helga grows tired and ill from
(a) Continuous child bearing.
(b) Gossip and loneliness.
(c) The dirt and squalor.
(d) Bad food.

7. Brian demands that Irene
(a) Stop talking to him.
(b) Write back to Clare.
(c) Stop telling dirty jokes.
(d) Not molly-coddle their son.

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

9. What happened to Clare's father?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He left Clare when she was small.
(c) He died from injuries in a fight.
(d) He was imprisoned.

10. In her illness, Helga is unable to
(a) Love her new child.
(b) Ask the right questions.
(c) Give birth.
(d) Pray properly.

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

12. Helga's most recent infant
(a) Looks just like Helga.
(b) Was nursed by Clementine.
(c) Passed away after one week.
(d) Is cared for by Pastor Green.

13. Whrn speaking with Hugh Wentworth at the dance, Irene
(a) Complains about Brian.
(b) Discloses all she knows about Clare.
(c) Is embarrassed about bringing Clare.
(d) Does not tell him Clare is black.

14. Soon after Helga is well enough to be out of bed
(a) She rejects Green's advances.
(b) She begins to give birth to her fifth child.
(c) She prays for redemption.
(d) She packs up to leave.

15. Why does Irene bring up Junior being exposed to sexually tinged jokes?
(a) To see if it will make him interested in her.
(b) To be suggestive about the subject.
(c) To divert his attention from his unhappiness.
(d) To cause a spark in him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The time spent without Clare in the picture

2. What is the implication that surrounds Clare's rich white male companions?

3. In Chicago, Clare's husband

4. Why does Irene bring up Junior's exposure to sexually tainted jokes?

5. What feelings come up for Irene when remembering her visit with Clare in Chicago

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