4. What is consuming Gretchen's life in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Getting a college degree
(b) Losing weight
(c) Issues related to Colin's death
(d) Getting a job

5. What is Gretchen anxious to do?
(a) Find another husband
(b) Move out of her house
(c) Visit Billy
(d) Get her degree

6. In what city will Billy be going to boarding school?
(a) New York
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Zurich
(d) Boston

7. Where does Thomas plan to go with Dwyer?
(a) Sydney
(b) Rome
(c) London
(d) Paris

8. What is the message that Rudolph gets while in Europe?
(a) Gretchen has remarried
(b) Mary is dying
(c) Thomas wants to see him
(d) Mr. Calderwood has died

9. What year is it in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) 1963
(b) 1969
(c) 1973
(d) 1959

10. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Billy gives for his current unhappiness?
(a) Colin's death
(b) He is failing in his classes
(c) His father's drinking habits
(d) He does not fit in at the school

11. Why is Jean depressed lately?
(a) Her mother has died
(b) She has had a miscarriage
(c) Rudolph is having an affair
(d) She lost money in the stock market

12. What is the name of Gretchen's new husband?
(a) Colin
(b) Charles
(c) Clive
(d) Connor

13. What does Thomas do when he learns that the mob heat is off?
(a) Calls his son
(b) Flies to New York
(c) Gets drunk
(d) Celebrates by buying a new boat

14. How old is Thomas' son at this point?
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 14
(d) 18

15. Gretchen feels that ____________ is taking over her life.
(a) Greed
(b) Grief
(c) Billy
(d) Creativity