3. What does Joel hope to do in Book Three: Comes a Morning Dark?
(a) Get Bart institutionalized.
(b) Put Jory in a hospital.
(c) Kill the entire family.
(d) Expose the relationship Catherine and Chris have.

4. What do Catherine and Chris fear will happen to them at the mansion?
(a) Their secret will be revealed.
(b) They will be killed.
(c) They will be arrested.
(d) They will be poisoned.

5. What does Jory say he is too embarrassed to do?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Have a life.
(c) Have a friend.
(d) Have a wife.

6. Where did Melodie run away to?
(a) The theater.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) The ballet.

7. How does Bart feel when he has his mother's attention?
(a) Elated.
(b) Content.
(c) Inadequate.
(d) Jealous.

8. Who does Bart say he does not want at his Christmas party?
(a) Chris.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Melodie.
(d) Jory.

9. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) Codependency.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Hope.
(d) Angst.

10. According to Toni, how will Bart's love life fare?
(a) He will never find a woman he truly wants.
(b) He should never have children.
(c) He will always be abusive.
(d) He will never get married.

11. Who does Toni first seem charmed by?
(a) Bart.
(b) Jory.
(c) Chris.
(d) Joel.

12. Who does Chris offer to transfer his position as trustee to?
(a) Bart's father.
(b) Joel.
(c) Jory.
(d) A lawyer.

13. Who does Cindy meet while staying at the mansion?
(a) Darby.
(b) Victor.
(c) Allan.
(d) Blake.

14. What does Bart do with Cindy on television?
(a) Recite poetry.
(b) Show family photographs.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

15. What made Bart jealous on New Years Eve?
(a) Toni spent too much time with the twins.
(b) Toni spent too much time with Cindy.
(c) Toni would not have dinner with him alone.
(d) Toni danced with another man.