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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. What does this woman tell Frank about Maureen?
(a) She is in love with Frank and wants to marry him.
(b) She is a sweet young girl who has been through some hard times and needs friendship.
(c) She has no idea what she is doing and is taking advantage of Frank's vullnerability.
(d) She is a horrible person and should stay away from married men.

2. Why do the Campbells and the Wheelers head out for an evening of dancing and drinking at Vito's Log Cabin?
(a) Frank wants to go dancing.
(b) Shep wants to spend some time with April.
(c) They have not gone out in a long time.
(d) They are bored with each other's company.

3. What does April do with what she has retrieved?
(a) She burns it.
(b) She reads it over and over again.
(c) She tears it up and throws it away.
(d) She stares at it.

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

5. Why does Jennifer, the older child, become sullen?
(a) She is in a fight with her best friend.
(b) The family is still moving to Europe.
(c) The family is no longer moving to Europe.
(d) As she tries to figure out what is going on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does April Wheeler do as Frank drives off to work?

2. Where has April Wheeler been admitted?

3. Having completed three more marketing brochures for Bart Pollock, what does Frank Wheeler confidently decide it is time for him to do?

4. What of Frank's does Pollock praise?

5. Who is Bart Pollock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank decide once he has completed three more marketing brochures for Bart Pollock?

2. How do the characters know something happened to April?

3. For what does Pollock praise Frank?

4. How does Frank react when he awakens on a bright August morning to realize that this is the last day, according to April's calendar, when she could successfully perform an auto-abortion?

5. What does April do with the letter she had written John?

6. How does Frank act, once the Givings leave?

7. How does Frank react when April does not seem to think that what John said was insane?

8. What does Frank realize about the hotel where Bart Pollock takes him to lunch?

9. How did Milly feel about selling the house to the Brace family?

10. How does Jennifer feel about moving to Europe?

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