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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosie think about Betty Sue at the beginning of the novel?
(a) That Betty Sue is a prostitute.
(b) That Betty Sue is happily married somewhere.
(c) That Betty Sue works for the government.
(d) That Betty Sue is alive.

2. After Sughrue finds Betty Sue, Betty Sue and Sughrue go and do what?
(a) Kiss and nothing else.
(b) Drive around.
(c) Go on a picnic.
(d) Drink coffee.

3. What does the owner of the commune reveal about Betty Sue?
(a) She entered a psychiatric hospital.
(b) She was great in bed and overweight.
(c) She lied about her past.
(d) She stole from her friends.

4. What reason does Trahearne provide for wanting to travel with Sughrue?
(a) He has leads to help Sughrue.
(b) He has never traveled before.
(c) He feels connected to Sughrue.
(d) He wants to wander with Sughrue.

5. How faithful is Melinda in her marriage to Trahearne?
(a) She had only one affair.
(b) She tried to stay committed to him.
(c) Quite faithful.
(d) Consistently unfaithful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sughrue make a living in San Francisco after his discharge from the military?

2. How does Catherine try to end her relationship with Sughrue?

3. What does the person in the woods bully Sughrue into doing for his/her benefit?

4. When Betty Sue disappeared, how did Albert Griffith react?

5. After Trahearne leaves Sughrue's acreage in Montana, where does Sughrue work?

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