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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where is the director who is hired to work with the amateur actors?
(a) London.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

3. With what is the conversation between Frank and Pollock juxtaposed?
(a) Frank's thoughts about his career in Europe.
(b) Frank's thoughts about Pollock.
(c) Frank's memories of his father.
(d) His account that he later gives to April and her reactions.

4. Why does Frank try to change the subject?
(a) He would rather talk about himself.
(b) He does not want to hear about John.
(c) He is uncomfortable talking about other people.
(d) He senses that this kind of gossip could ruin the entire evening.

5. As he gets off the bus in her New York neighborhood on a Friday afternoon, by whom is Frank approached?
(a) His wife.
(b) Norma Townsend.
(c) Milly Campbell.
(d) Maureen Grube.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Frank respond when April did not consult him with her plans?

2. Why does Frank take the news of this snafu in stride?

3. How do Frank's coworkers feel about the change in their decision?

4. What does Shep's mother do with the family fortune?

5. What does Frank say suburbanites leave in a fog of denial?

(see the answer key)

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