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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Maureen marry at age eighteen?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) She could not stand her last name.
(c) Her parents encouraged her to marry.
(d) She was in love.

2. To what does Frank look forward?
(a) The arrival of Shep and Milly Campbell.
(b) His children going back to school.
(c) The end of his marriage.
(d) The beginning of the work week.

3. What does Frank say has become a kind of national religion?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Psychoanalysis.

4. How does April counter what Frank says about her idea?
(a) It is not as wonderful as her love for him.
(b) It is a great idea and he will be sorry to not trust her.
(c) It wil be an even better idea as they work on their plans together.
(d) What is unrealistic is the notion that they should live in the suburbs and somehow be happy surrounded by shallow people with whom they have nothing in common.

5. What dooms the performance?
(a) An out of tune pit orchestra.
(b) Bad acting.
(c) Lighting problems.
(d) Poor singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the others react to Franks long-winded speech?

2. How do both April and Frank feel as children?

3. How does sixty-seven-year-old Howard Givings look and act?

4. What is making a mechanical screeching sound from the backyard?

5. In a rage, what does April do?

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