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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 secret does Dolores' roommate tell her the night that she arrives home from the hospital?
(a) She and her boyfriend had sex.
(b) She was scared.
(c) She hated her.
(d) She was a virgin.

2. What does Jack Speight do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) He is a disc jockey.
(d) He is a teacher.

3. Why does Dolores' father move back to New Jersey?
(a) He hated the city.
(b) He has broken up with his girlfriend.
(c) He wants to get back together with Dolores' mother.
(d) He wants to be closer to Dolores.

4. When had Dolores' mother begun saving money for her college?
(a) When she went to the mental institute.
(b) When she was born.
(c) After her father had left.
(d) After Dolores was raped.

5. Why does Dolores invite Larry and his family to spend the night in her Grandmother's house?
(a) They are homeless.
(b) She wants them to cook for her.
(c) Their apartment has fleas.
(d) Dolores is lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house does Dolores go to after her assault at the dance?

2. What does Dolores' mother do instead of attending the interview with the pest control company?

3. What did Dolores give to her college roommate upon arrival?

4. How does Dolores try to get out of going to college after passing her physical?

5. Who does Dolores call after her mother's nervous breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Larry and Ruth meet and why did they move?

2. How does Dolores feel emotionally while attending the prom?

3. What sort of behavior does Dolores exhibit after she returns to public high school?

4. How does Dolores initially deal with her father's disappearance?

5. What does the man who wallpapers Dolores' grandmother's house look like?

6. How does Dolores react to Mr. Massey's proposition?

7. How does Dolores' grandmother feel about her going to college?

8. Why does Mr. Pucci tell Dolores that they will be connected forever?

9. What do Dolores, her mother and her grandmother think of Jack and Rita Speight?

10. What measures does Dolores' mother take to ensure her entrance into college?

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