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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. After returning home from a gospel church, what happens to Mona?
(a) She receives a phone call from her mother.
(b) She gets in a fight with Michael.
(c) She receives a phone call from D'orothea.
(d) She runs into her ex-boss Edgar.

2. What is Michael's plan to earn some money?
(a) Entering a hot dog eating contest.
(b) Pan-handling for money on the street.
(c) Getting a second job.
(d) Entering an underwear dance contest.

3. What makes Frannie feel better about the Great Dane's impending death?
(a) He had a full life.
(b) He is a nuisance.
(c) It will be painless.
(d) It will be quick.

4. Where does Norman tell Mary Ann that Mrs. Madrigal used to work?
(a) A book store in Long Beach.
(b) A music store in Sacramento.
(c) A vitamin shop in San Diego.
(d) A clothing store in Los Angeles.

5. When Brian first invites Mary Ann to join him for a joint after her shift at the switchboard, how does she react?
(a) She tells him that she may stop by.
(b) She flatly refuses.
(c) She eagerly accepts.
(d) She accepts with hesitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman Neal Williams tell Mary Ann he does for a job?

2. How does Mona react to D'orothea's long telephone conversations with her friends back in New York?

3. Which type of questions is DeDe happy to answer for Carson Callas?

4. What does D'orothea say is the reason her last relationship ended?

5. When Mary Ann tells Michael that she is uneasy about Norman, what does Michael suggest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon returning to San Francisco, what does DeDe realize and what does she do about it?

2. Why does Vincent take Mary Ann into account when he decides how to kill himself?

3. Explain how DeDe's decision to have the baby marks the climax of her transformation.

4. How does Norman Neal Williams find out that Mrs. Madrigal used to work in a book store?

5. The reader learns that Norman is a private investigator. What other information does the telephone conversation between him and Mrs. Ramsey reveal?

6. Edgar meets Beauchamp and tells him something in strictest confidence. What is the reader supposed to think that Edgar told him?

7. What happens when Mona tells Michael that she is moving out?

8. What happens during the encounter between DeDe and Carson Callas?

9. Discuss DeDe's dilemma with regards to her pregnancy.

10. Summarize the conversation between Edgar and Mrs. Madrigal at the Bohemian Grove.

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