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

2. What would be Bruce's biggest reason for staying in Salt Lake City?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) A good job.
(c) His friends and Nola.
(d) His inheritance.

3. Where can Bruce and Nola spend a night alone together?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) A cheap hotel.
(c) The ranch of one of Nola's relatives.
(d) The Mulders' guest house.

4. Why had Nola's brother taken Bruce behind the barn?
(a) To shoot rifles.
(b) To smoke dope.
(c) To get some peace.
(d) To drink whiskey.

5. Why did Bailey conspire to make Nola lose at the card game?
(a) He wanted to see her naked.
(b) He wanted to teach her a lesson.
(c) He wanted to show her who was boss.
(d) He wanted to humiliate her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruce note about the second house he visits on this night?

2. Who interrupts Bruce and Nola during the activity in #104?

3. What is Bruce doing as Part 3, Chapter 6 begins?

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

5. How was Nola during Bruce's home visit in January?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What could account for Bruce's high opinion of himself as a young man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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