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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. Who leaves a large inheritance to Ulysses?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Arturo.
(c) Darnley.
(d) Massimo.

2. What does Peg ask Ulysses to do in Part II that breaks her heart?
(a) Help her kill Ted.
(b) Take Alys with him.
(c) Marry her again.
(d) Marry someone else.

3. Why does Pete live in the pub for a while?
(a) His apartment was flooded.
(b) He could not pay his mortgage.
(c) Col needed help.
(d) He and Ginny got married.

4. What is Ulysses's nickname in the army?
(a) Temps.
(b) Rempy.
(c) Time.
(d) Uly.

5. What is Darnley's first name?
(a) Alex.
(b) John.
(c) Michael.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes new molds for Ulysses?

2. Who is Temps's new neighbor?

3. Why is Cress so late coming to Italy?

4. Who helps Col supposedly find the man who got Ginny pregnant?

5. What holiday does Massimo invite Temps, Alys and Cress to visit for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peg do in Part II that everyone around her objects to?

2. Who are some of Ulysses's first visitors in Italy?

3. Who does Ulysses want to come with him to Italy, and who actually comes?

4. What kind of relationship do Peg and Ginny have?

5. In Part I, what does Col do when he finds out Ginny is pregnant?

6. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with his wife Peg?

7. What does Ulysses do when he gets home from the war?

8. Why does Ulysses feel he will not die in the war?

9. What is really unusual about Claude?

10. Why is Ulysses sometimes resentful and angry towards Peg during his first years in Italy?

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