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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sughrue think about Betty Sue as the novel opens?
(a) That Betty Sue doesn't want to be found.
(b) That Betty Sue is imprisoned.
(c) That Betty Sue is dead.
(d) That Betty Sue is a porn star.

2. Where does Randall Jackson move to from San Francisco?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Canada.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Denver.

3. What does the friendly nurse reveal about Trahearne?
(a) He is a famous novelist and poet.
(b) He is an escaped prisoner.
(c) He has a few serious relationships with several women.
(d) He runs a major corporation.

4. Where does Sughrue track Trahearne to before they ever meet?
(a) Washington, lobbying.
(b) Las Vegas, gambling.
(c) A bar in Sonoma, California.
(d) A shopping mall.

5. What did Sughure do after Vietnam that many other soldiers did as well?
(a) Tried to get back into the military.
(b) Tried to disappear into the drug scene in San Francisco.
(c) Applied for jobs.
(d) Became homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosie willing to pay Sughrue for?

2. According to Gleeson, why did he not have sex with Betty Sue?

3. What odd subject does Sughrue bully Gleeson with?

4. How did Trahearne's mother seek revenge on those who hurt her?

5. After seeing Melinda's sculptures, what does Sughrue go to bed thinking?

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