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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga makes the decision while she is still bedridden to
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Re-commit to the church.
(c) Leave Pastor Green.
(d) Flee to Naxos.

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

3. Clare cries at the end of Chapter 4
(a) Because she plans to hurt the children.
(b) For reasons we do not yet know.
(c) Because she is so happy to be there.
(d) Because she knows she is leaving.

4. Helga has developed a new appreciation for
(a) The black southerners and their simplicity.
(b) Hard work.
(c) New York and its excitement.
(d) Naxos and its efforts.

5. At the tea, Irene is
(a) Unusually chatty.
(b) Preoccupied with her children.
(c) Her usual charming self.
(d) Clearly tired of Hugh Wentworth.

6. What feelings come up for Irene when remembering her visit with Clare in Chicago
(a) Anger and humiliation.
(b) Old ties of friendship.
(c) Love and longing.
(d) Shame and sadness.

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

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

9. This chapter finds Brian Redfield
(a) Busy at home.
(b) Withdrawn.
(c) Extremely joyous.
(d) Making home visits.

10. What animal image comes to Irene's mind when considering Clare?
(a) A fox.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A cat.
(d) A lion.

11. Brian would rather be living in
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Southern Europe.
(d) South America.

12. Irene is determined to keep her life
(a) Spontaneous and fun.
(b) Peaceful and serene.
(c) Wild and carefree.
(d) Orderly and managed.

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

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

15. Brian states that sex is a joke because
(a) He wants his son to think sex is funny.
(b) His marriage is clearly unhappy.
(c) He likes off color jokes.
(d) He thinks sex is hilarious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irene has a bad moment during the social event wherein she

2. What is the trait of Clare's that gossipers have mentioned to Irene?

3. What does Clare's stationery say about her?

4. Why does Irene feel it unsafe for Clare to come back?

5. At all costs, Irene does not want to

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