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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 happened during Betty Sue's abortion?
(a) The police found out about it.
(b) She discovered she wasn't pregnant.
(c) She had a seizure.
(d) It was botched and she needed a hysterectomy.

2. What negative behavior does Trahearne begin after he arrives at Sughrue's acreage in Montana?
(a) Binge drinking.
(b) Not eating.
(c) Hair pulling.
(d) Self mutilating.

3. What do Stacy and Sughrue spend a couple days doing after the ordeal at Hyland's home?
(a) Walking in the park and dreaming.
(b) Reading to each other and sleeping.
(c) Eating takeout food and sleeping in.
(d) Going to movies and diners.

4. After Trahearne leaves Sughrue's acreage in Montana, where does Sughrue work?
(a) A strip mall.
(b) A book store.
(c) The library.
(d) A strip bar.

5. Why does Sughrue not accept Melinda's offer of herself?
(a) Sughrue does not want to anger Trahearne.
(b) Sughrue thinks Melinda is dangerous.
(c) Sughrue knows Melinda and Trahearne love each other.
(d) Sughrue is developing feelings for Stacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Catherine and Sughrue have an intense sexual encounter after their fight?

2. When Sughrue visits Selma Hinds to discover why she lied to him, what does he discover?

3. How faithful was Trahearne during his and Catherine's marriage?

4. What does Trahearne want to make his novel different than?

5. Why does Melinda go to California after Sughrue takes Trahearne back to the ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it possible for Sughrue to help Trahearne write? Why?

2. Why would Melinda tell Sughrue he doesn't know her at all?

3. According to Catherine, what is Trahearne and Melinda's marriage like?

4. How do the activities that Sughrue and Stacy do epitomize their relationship?

5. Why would Sughrue make a superficial joke about Catherine''s age?

6. What are some reasons Sughrue won't accept Melinda?

7. Why would Sughrue immediately head out to California after the phone call from Jimmy Joe?

8. Why does Catherine sleep with Sughrue?

9. Why would Selma have lied to Sughrue about Betty Sue's death?

10. How does Trahearne and Sughrue's war-story telling force them to bond?

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