1. What does Helen recall about April?
(a) How eager she seemed to discuss John's mental illness.
(b) How open and inviting she had been regarding Helen's son's visit.
(c) How nervous she seemed about inviting John for a visit.
(d) How difficult it was talking to her about her son.

2. What is Frank doing while April is hiding in the dark?
(a) He sits alone in the quiet house with all the lights off.
(b) He is watching his children sleep.
(c) He is talking to Maureen on the telephone.
(d) He is drinking at a bar.

3. What does Pollock realize about Earl Wheeler?
(a) He should have been promoted and brought to New York.
(b) He is the reason why the Knox Machine Company has Frank as an employee.
(c) He has worked his entire career in field offices in Pennsylvania while nurturing hopes of a transfer to the home office in New York.
(d) He was more talented than his son.

4. How do the Wheelers become more and more like the shallow suburbanites they loathe?
(a) As they progress further and further with their plans to leave the country.
(b) As they spend more and more time with their suburbanite friends.
(c) As they spend less and less time in New York City.
(d) As they become more involved in community activities.

5. What had Frank once boasted to April years earlier?
(a) That he had lived in France for many years.
(b) That he had worked in Paris.
(c) That he could speak fluent French from his time there after the war.
(d) That he could speak both French and Spanish.