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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. Rose thinks Beth has lost
(a) Her senses
(b) Her mind
(c) Her heart
(d) Her compassion
2. Why won't Reese get a paper route?
(a) He does not want to travel about
(b) He is afraid of being kidnapped
(c) He is afraid of the dark
(d) He is afraid of getting lost
3. What shows up in Reese's dream about Ben leaving the hotel?
(a) A fatherly older man
(b) A dark haired girl in jeans
(c) A sinster elderly man
(d) An elderly, skinny woman
4. How does Beth's father's character come across when a body needs to be identified?
(a) He assumes the body is Ben's
(b) He does not step up or offer to go to the morgue
(c) He becomes ill and leaves
(d) He is the first one ready to go to the morgue
5. Reese is privately very concerned about
(a) His doctor's approval
(b) His physical health
(c) His mother's job
(d) His grades in school
Short Answer Questions
1. Beth learns that Candy Bliss is
2. To whom does Pat Cappadora turn in stressful times?
3. Why does Beth reject Vincent's loving gestures toward her?
4. Ben has a fear of
5. Vincent asks Candy if
Short Essay Questions
1. There are many indications that Beth is not necessarily a mature woman, or the ideal partner to Pat. Examine these two chapters and analyze at least two instances that illustrate what you think the reader is learning about Beth Cappadora.
2. How does the reader come to know how bright Vincent is, even though he is an underachiever?
3. Why does Beth scream? What causes her to respond this way to the events around her? Is she crazy?
4. What does the family counseling session reveal to Dr. Kilgore?
5. What is ironic about Beth's feeling that, if she loves her other children, she will be "cheating" on Ben?
6. Describe in your own words the type of family the Cappadoras represent. Many aspects of their shared character have been illustrated; put into adjectives how you are seeing their family.
7. Why does Reese feel he cannot have a paper route?
8. When Candy announces she will be married, what does Beth decide?
9. Where has Beth been spending time in Chicago, and why?
10. Discuss the hotel's delicate treatment of Beth and Pat as they leave the Tremont Hotel. Is there layered meaning in their gestures? If so, describe them.
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