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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 instrument does Rudolph play in the high school band?
(a) Flute
(b) Drums
(c) Tuba
(d) Trumpet

2. For what is Thomas arrested in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Murder
(b) Burglary
(c) Shoplifting
(d) Statutory rape

3. Rudolph thinks Gretchen is obsessed with ___________.
(a) Billy
(b) Alcohol
(c) Sex
(d) Shoes

4. Who is the Jordaches' favorite child?
(a) Mary
(b) Thomas
(c) Gretchen
(d) Rudolph

5. What is the name of Tommy's wife?
(a) Teresa
(b) Tara
(c) Tammy
(d) Tessa

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the special day in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. What stops Mary from killing herself?

3. What is Thomas' job in Part 2, Chapter 3?

4. With whom does Rudolph have dinner after fishing one day?

5. What has Rudolph done that Mr. Calderwood is not very pleased about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gretchen's life going in New York?

2. How is Thomas able to repay the $5,000 his father paid for his release several years earlier?

3. Explain how Thomas is Axel's least favorite child but Thomas is most like Axel.

4. What are the underlying feelings of the members of the Jordache family at dinner?

5. What are the two major sources of Rudolph's depression and frustration?

6. What important realization does Rudolph come to while temporarily working in the family bakery?

7. What does Thomas do to Teddy Boylan as revenge for Teddy's seducing Gretchen?

8. How does Rudolph capitalize on his relationship with Teddy Boylan?

9. How are Rudolph, Gretchen and Thomas introduced in the story?

10. What happens to the $5000 Thomas gives back to Rudolph?

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