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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 is Marina's opinion of Bootie's expose of Murray?
(a) She is furious.
(b) She has not read it yet.
(c) She is upset.
(d) She is elated.

2. How does Danielle feel about Ludo?
(a) She does not care for him.
(b) She thinks he is brilliant.
(c) She adores him.
(d) She finds him amusing.

3. Where is Bootie staying in Chapter 38?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Julius' new apartment.
(c) Danielle's apartment.
(d) The Thwaite home.

4. In whose hotel room does Danielle spend the night after the wedding?
(a) Julius and David's.
(b) Bootie's.
(c) Randy's.
(d) Murray's.

5. What does Bootie think will make Marina fall in love with him?
(a) His dinner dates.
(b) His floral bouquets.
(c) His expensive gifts.
(d) His expose of her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic does Danielle mention that sheds a pall over the evening?

2. Where does Julius go after the altercation?

3. Where does the Thwaite family usually spend the holidays?

4. What is the subject of the article in the New York Times in Chapter 51?

5. What does Murray watch from Danielle's apartment window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the helicopter ride signify for Murray and Danielle?

2. What is the content of Chapter 51?

3. What memories does Danielle have about Marina's wedding the next morning?

4. Why does Danielle not go to the Thwaites' home in Stockbridge for the holiday weekend?

5. How is Marina at odds with the important people in her life as she prepares for her wedding?

6. Describe the altercation between David and Julius in the men's room at the bar.

7. Why is Bootie so surprised by Murray's reactions to Bootie's expose on him?

8. In what way do Bootie and Danielle relate to each other?

9. Why is Ludo such a disruptive presence at the Thwaites' home on the holiday?

10. What does the storm in Stockbridge symbolize for the Thwaites?

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