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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday do Ruth and Harry go swimming in this section?
(a) Independence Day
(b) Easter
(c) Labor Day
(d) Memorial Day

2. When did Eccles last see Janice?
(a) Last night at dinner
(b) Last week's service
(c) At morning service
(d) Last afternoon at the grocery

3. What does Ruth bring to Harry when she returns from the bathroom at the end of this section?
(a) A pair of underpants
(b) Aspirin
(c) A glass of water
(d) A cigarette

4. What is Ruth reading when Harry returns to her apartment?
(a) A Dickens novel
(b) A fashion magazine
(c) The newspaper
(d) A mystery novella

5. How does Tothero compare Ruth to Margaret?
(a) She is nicer
(b) She is older
(c) She is tanner
(d) She is fatter

6. During what Catholic holy day does this section of reading take place?
(a) Palm Sunday
(b) Good Friday
(c) May Day
(d) All Saints Day

7. Where does Rabbit brag about having eaten Chinese food?
(a) China
(b) Texas
(c) Washington, DC
(d) Philadelphia

8. How does Rabbit pointedly describe his marriage to Janice when speaking with Eccles?
(a) Dead
(b) Painful
(c) Vacuous
(d) Second-rate

9. Where is Harry's son, according to Janis?
(a) She does not know
(b) His bedroom
(c) His mother's house
(d) School

10. What was Mrs. Smith's father's profession?
(a) A banker
(b) A farmer
(c) An insurance salesman
(d) A dockworker

11. To what does Mrs. Smith twice compare the Bianchi that she and her husband brought in from New York?
(a) A cavalryman
(b) A whore
(c) A prince
(d) A swan

12. Which of the following is not an item Harry picks up at the grocery?
(a) French fries
(b) Orange juice
(c) Lima beans
(d) Raisin bread

13. What does Ruth say she used to enjoy doing?
(a) Writing poetry
(b) Playing softball
(c) Cooking
(d) Dancing

14. Going into Churchtown, what slow-moving vehicle does Harry pass?
(a) A tractor
(b) A Depression-era jalopy
(c) An Amish buggy
(d) An elderly cyclist

15. What type of shoes does Ruth wear for her and Rabbit's walk on Mt. Judge?
(a) Sandals
(b) Heels
(c) Sneakers
(d) Dance shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower garden does Eccles secure Harry a job tending?

2. According to Harry in the very end of the section, what will others do if you follow your heart?

3. As he drives south, Rabbit considers what it would be like to make love to the women of what wealthy family?

4. Which of the following is not a movie that Harry has recently seen with Ruth?

5. What does Ruth say is different about her sex with Rabbit?

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