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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Betty Sue's father revealed to Peggy?
(a) She is dead.
(b) He isn't Betty Sue's real father.
(c) He doesn't want to see her.
(d) Betty Sue lives in a commune in Oregon.

2. How did Sughrue make a living in San Francisco after his discharge from the military?
(a) Cooking in a bar.
(b) Managing an office.
(c) Running a gym.
(d) Hunting down runaways.

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

4. What body part of Trahearne's end up shot in the bar fight?
(a) Chest.
(b) Arm.
(c) Butt.
(d) Foot.

5. What is Albert Griffith's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Bar owner.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Private investigator.

6. Who runs with Sughrue on his first morning in Montana?
(a) Edna.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Trahearne.
(d) Rosie.

7. After speaking to Jimmy, what do Saghrue and Trahearne tell Rosie?
(a) Betty Sue has an ugly past her mother shouldn't hear about.
(b) They know with certainty that Betty Sue is dead.
(c) The search for Betty Sue has turned up nothing.
(d) Betty Sue does not want to be found.

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

9. What does Trahearne reveal to Sughrue about rainstorms and his childhood?
(a) He obsessed about women leaving him in the rain.
(b) He obsessed about a naked woman who appeared in a window.
(c) He obsessed about dying in the rain.
(d) He obsessed about rain on his wedding day.

10. What plans does Sughrue make with a nurse while visiting Trahearne?
(a) A shopping trip.
(b) A date.
(c) Discharge paperwork.
(d) Home visits for Trahearne.

11. What does Sughrue recall about his torture technique and his discharge from Vietnam?
(a) An officer taught the techniques to him.
(b) They occurred within days of each other.
(c) He made one of them up.
(d) His plans to escape using the techniques.

12. How does Albert Griffith feel about Betty Sue, even after marriage and fathering two kids?
(a) He questions leaving her.
(b) He is desperately in love with her.
(c) He wishes never to see her again.
(d) He wants to befriend her.

13. What does Peggy say Betty Sue is capable of?
(a) Stealing and robbery.
(b) Counting cards in Las Vegas.
(c) Making people love her.
(d) Abusing people and things.

14. As Saghure tries to leave Peggy's side, what is Trahearne trying to do?
(a) Call Melinda on a pay phone.
(b) Steal money from the desk.
(c) Interrogate other guests.
(d) Have sex with another guest.

15. What best describes Jimmy Flowers?
(a) Ignorant and uncaring.
(b) Smart, irritated and busy.
(c) Bitter, angry and volatile.
(d) Caring and compassionate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sughrue describe Albert Griffith?

2. How does Albert Griffith respond when Sughrue mentions the possibility of Betty Sue as a porn star?

3. What did Sughure do after Vietnam that many other soldiers did as well?

4. What does the owner of the commune reveal about Betty Sue?

5. Where does Sughrue start to take Trahearne after they speak to Rosie?

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