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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. Why had Nola's ex-boyfriend come to visit her?
(a) To say goodbye before going to New York.
(b) To ask her to marry him.
(c) To see if she could love him again.
(d) To return some of her things.

2. Bruce recalls that Bailey ____________________ Nola.
(a) had no romantic interest in.
(b) was deeply attracted to.
(c) could take or leave.
(d) never noticed.

3. Why did Joe once shove Bailey into a trash can?
(a) For hitting on the girlfriend of the tennis club manager.
(b) For breaking his new ball bat.
(c) For squealing on him about test answers.
(d) For kissing his sister.

4. The box contains two stacks of letters, an envelope filled with pictures and _______________.
(a) A rosary.
(b) Three books.
(c) A yearbook.
(d) A dried corsage.

5. Who was Bill Binnion?
(a) Bruce's godfather.
(b) Bruce's football coach.
(c) Bruce's English professor.
(d) Bruce's first boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nature of the relationship between Bruce and the person in #105?

2. The author uses the literary technique of ______________ to show Nola's future relationship with Bailey.

3. Where did Bruce's father go instead of caring for his wife who was recuperating from surgery?

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

5. Why did Bailey conspire to make Nola lose at the card game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances that prompted Bruce to go to law school?

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

3. What has Bruce's father done that solidifies Bruce's hatred for him?

4. What had Bruce thought about Nola's family members?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Bruce feel that he is above Nola's family members?

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

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