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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 Mrs. Givings offer to find for the Wheelers?
(a) A vacation home.
(b) A condo in the city.
(c) A home in Paris.
(d) A bigger house for their soon-to-be-enlarged family.

2. Of what does April assure Jennifer?
(a) The move to Europe will be for a very long time.
(b) They will not stay in Europe very long.
(c) People are nicer in Europe.
(d) She will have a wonderful time in Europe.

3. What is the Givings' son doing as Helen and Howard Givings come inside from the rain?
(a) He is singing in the rain.
(b) He is banging on the door.
(c) He is standing in the rain.
(d) He is trying to light a cigarette.

4. On the drive from the mental hospital, how does John act toward his mother?
(a) Straighforward.
(b) Odd.
(c) Aggressively rude.
(d) Shy and quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frank doing while April is hiding in the dark?

2. Why does Jennifer, the older child, become sullen?

3. What does April do when Frank approaches and touches her?

4. Frank awakens on a bright August morning to realize what?

5. Over what statement do Frank and April still fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what does Pollock praise Frank?

3. What does April repeatedly ask Frank? What does she wonder about Frank?

4. What are Frank's concerns?

5. 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?

6. How does John act on his way in the car to the Wheelers'?

7. What does Milly recount about the final resolution of the Wheeler family?

8. How does Jennifer feel about moving to Europe?

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

10. What does Norma tell Frank?

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