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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Howard tell Jean and his aunt that Gretchen has a horror of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Waste.
(c) Want.
(d) Jealousy.

2. What is one thing Jean dislikes about Martha?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her art.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her dirty living space.

3. What does Jean think she will do if Howard reaches out to her in his loneliness?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Reject him.
(c) Be ready.
(d) She is not sure.

4. How does Jean feel about her ex-boyfriend now?
(a) She has gotten revenge on him.
(b) She still loves him.
(c) She is friends with him.
(d) She really dislikes him.

5. What does Gretchen say she decided to keep from Aunt Edie?
(a) A ring.
(b) A slow cooker.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) A pair of shoes.

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

7. In Chapter 28, what does Jean think her mother looks like in the hospital?
(a) Brave.
(b) More masculine.
(c) Like a child.
(d) Like a priest.

8. What game do Jean and Howard play at Howard's aunt's?
(a) Poker.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Backgammon.

9. Where does Gretchen go when she leaves home?
(a) To her father's.
(b) To her sister's.
(c) To her mother's.
(d) To live with Martha.

10. What does Howard tell Jean he feels that having an affair would be?
(a) Shabby behavior.
(b) Justifiable behavior.
(c) Withering behavior.
(d) Good behavior.

11. How old would Jean's baby have been in Chapter 17?
(a) 10.
(b) 19.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

12. In Chapter 26, what does Jean write about in "Pam's Piece?"?
(a) The joy of swimming.
(b) The joy of sewing.
(c) The joy of cooking.
(d) The joy of mail.

13. What does Jean say to Gretchen about Howard's state of mind?
(a) He is OK.
(b) He is heartbroken.
(c) He is neutral about the breakup.
(d) He is angry.

14. In Chapter 17, what does Jean tell Howard that she has never told anyone else?
(a) She is gay.
(b) She had an abortion.
(c) She is terminally ill.
(d) She killed her father.

15. What does Howard's aunt give Jean as a gift?
(a) A broken broach.
(b) A leg of lamb.
(c) A ream of fancy paper.
(d) A slow cooker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brenda say were "thick as thieves" at St. Cecilia's?

2. In Chapter 19, what makes Gretchen look a lot less like Margaret?

3. What does Jean tell Mrs. Bowland her mother never had much of to begin with?

4. Where does Jean take her mother for holidays in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to tell Jean?

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