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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. Shep is a rebel and resents what?
(a) His mother's efforts to soften him.
(b) His life.
(c) His wife.
(d) His past.

2. What is making a mechanical screeching sound from the backyard?
(a) A chainsaw.
(b) His children's toys.
(c) The lawnmower.
(d) The car.

3. What does Shep's mother do with the family fortune?
(a) She spends it.
(b) She lost it.
(c) She gives it to Shep.
(d) She doubled it.

4. When Frank sees April do this, what does he do?
(a) He follows her, imploring her wildly to get back into the car.
(b) He hits her back.
(c) He laughs at her.
(d) He does nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ordway ask Wheeler about moving to Europe?

2. What do Frank and Maureen do after lunch?

3. What does Frank also seem better able to do at the office?

4. Why does Frank try to change the subject?

5. Of what does Frank reassure April?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank tell Maureen about himself?

2. What does Frank feel about Maureen's story?

3. How does the decision to move to Paris affect the Wheelers?

4. What happens when Frank tries to apologize to his wife?

5. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

6. What do the Wheelers do as they nurture and cherish their plan to move to Europe?

7. What happens after Frank's surprise birthday party?

8. How does Frank's father feel when they return from the city?

9. How does April react when Frank tries to apologize? How does this affect him?

10. Describe Helen Givings.

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