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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. What does Bruce recall about himself as a youth?
(a) He was a really good student.
(b) He had a high opinion of himself.
(c) He was really gawky.
(d) He had a defeatist attitude.

2. Why do Bruce and Nola not make love during the weekend at the cabin?
(a) Nola was angry at Bruce.
(b) They didn't have enough privacy.
(c) Nola had her menstrual period.
(d) Bruce was upset that Nola flirted with Bailey.

3. What is the subject of the pictures that Bruce sees in the box?
(a) The homecoming game.
(b) High school graduation.
(c) Holly's wedding.
(d) Nola's sister's wedding.

4. What had been the only true aspiration Bruce had for himself?
(a) To become a lawyer.
(b) To become a business manager.
(c) To become a professor.
(d) To become a doctor.

5. Where had Bruce and Joe both worked during school?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) The Mulder Nursery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Bruce viewed Joe's father when Bruce was a boy?

2. Who had Bruce given the item in #110 to wear?

3. Why did Bruce leave at the end of the summer?

4. What does Bruce recall about the Mulder family?

5. What do Bruce and Nola do when the return to the prom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Bruce arrive at regarding Nola's need for a man?

2. Why does Bruce think more about his time with Nola than Chet when he returned for Chet's funeral?

3. How have Bruce's perceptions of Nola changed over the years?

4. What was the only life Bruce had ever envisioned for his future?

5. How does the author show Bruce's affections for his mother regarding his going to the prom?

6. How did Bruce separate himself from his own family in favor of the Mulders?

7. How does Bruce violate his instincts about bringing any friends into their home?

8. What does Bruce recall about his brother, Chet's, life?

9. What did Bruce do when it became apparent that Bailey was hitting on Nola?

10. What does Bruce recall about spending time at the Mulders' home?

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