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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 does Rosemary talk to Amy about?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Loneliness and alcoholism.
(c) Food.
(d) Wine.

2. Who has a big realization after Amy disappears?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Mr. Lawton.
(c) The new housekeeper.
(d) Mrs. Lawton.

3. Who has a bad temper in the Cash Bentley story?
(a) Cash.
(b) Louise.
(c) Cash's children.
(d) Cash's boss.

4. What is the setting for the story about the Pomeroy family?
(a) A seaside mansion in Laud's Head.
(b) An apartment in Laud's Head.
(c) A restuarant in Laud's Head.
(d) A small house in Laud's Head.

5. Who dies at the end of "O Youth and Beauty?"
(a) Cash.
(b) One of the Bentley children.
(c) An unamed fan of Cash's.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the tenants in the apartment do for James Clancy?

2. Who is Mr. Rowantree?

3. What is Lawrence's profession?

4. What is Clarissa's last name in "The Chaste Clarissa?"

5. Where is Clarissa spending the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the Pomeroy family consist of?

2. How does the story of Irene and Jim Westcott get its name?

3. In "O City of Broken Dreams," how do the Malloys react to interest in the play Evarts has written?

4. What is the background of the relationship between Ralph and Laura Whittemore?

5. How is Baxter described?

6. Describe Cash's and Louise's marriage.

7. How do Ralph and Laura react to a Ralph's new job and potential raise in salary?

8. Why does Irene hate the new radio?

9. What are the Pomeroys feelings about seeing each other at Laud's Head?

10. Describe the shared love of Irene and Jim Westcott.

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