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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 religion did the Mulders practice?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Jewish.

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

3. At what university is Bruce offered a fellowship?
(a) University of Minnesota.
(b) Ohio State University.
(c) Duke University.
(d) University of Michigan.

4. The author uses the literary technique of ______________ to show Nola's future relationship with Bailey.
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Simile.

5. Why was Chet's annulled marriage renewed?
(a) He went against his parents' wishes.
(b) His wife was pregnant.
(c) They couldn't live without each other.
(d) Her parents insisted on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruce recalls that Bailey ____________________ Nola.

2. Where had Bruce spent his career as a diplomat?

3. What card game did the couples play at the cabin in the woods?

4. What does Bruce wonder as he stands in front of the house?

5. Which one of Bruce's friends goes with Bruce and Nola to a cabin one weekend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Nola avoid having sex with Bruce in the cabin that weekend?

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

4. What prompts Bruce to ask Nola to marry him?

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

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

7. What does the author reveal about the way Chet had died?

8. Why did Bruce and Nola have few intimate moments together?

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

10. What game did the couples play when Bruce and Nola accompanied Bailey and his girlfriend to a cabin one weekend?

(see the answer keys)

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