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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 32 - Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what does Howard ask Jean to listen for?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Happiness.

2. What happens to Howard on December 4. 1957?
(a) He is on a train that is in a terrible derailment accident in the fog.
(b) He is hit by a car and killed.
(c) He falls ill with pneumonia and dies.
(d) He runs away with Jean forever.

3. Who does Jean live with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Both her parents.

4. In Chapter 26, who does Howard say was taken with Jean?
(a) Edie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Helen.
(d) Rennie.

5. In Chapter 23, what does Howard conclude about Gretchen and Martha?
(a) They are really sisters.
(b) They are platonic friends.
(c) They are now lovers.
(d) They are going into business together.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Howard's aunt offer him and Jean to drink?

2. What does Howard bring home for Gretchen in Chapter 10?

3. What did the doctor tell Jean after he discovered she had had the procedure done in Chapter 17?

4. What does Howard eventually decide to do about Gretchen and Jean?

5. In Chapter 28, who drives to see Jean at her house?

(see the answer key)

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