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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 claim does Mrs. Quinn make about her role in what was happening with Mr. Willens?
(a) She claims that she did not understand Mr. Willens' intentions.
(b) She claims to have been helpless because she had to stay still.
(c) She claims that she had already told Mr. Willens that his attentions were unwelcome.
(d) She claims that she accepted his advances because Mr. Quinn rejected her.

2. Why did Enid never apologize to Rupert for teasing him in school?
(a) She does not think it was bad enough to require an apology.
(b) She felt that it would only embarrass him.
(c) She was too ashamed to speak about it.
(d) She thinks that Rupert enjoyed it.

3. What is the tone of Mrs. Quinn's thoughts about Mr. Willens's kiss?
(a) Sorrowful.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Disgusted.

4. What is unusual about the weather during the summer Enid is caring for Mrs. Quinn?
(a) It is very hot and wet.
(b) It is very hot and dry.
(c) It is cold and wet.
(d) It is cold and dry.

5. On page 64, what does Enid imagine that the rowboat's motion is saying to her?
(a) "Help him. Help him."
(b) "You know. You know."
(c) "She lies. She lies."
(d) "Tell them. Tell them."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid make the girls for lunch on the day after their mother's confession?

2. What does Rupert buy for the sickroom to make his wife more comfortable?

3. In Enid's imagination, what will happen if Rupert agrees to confess?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn do with the souvenir cloth?

5. What is the souvenir cloth from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Enid's plan for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

2. What does Enid do for the children on the day following their mother's confession, and why?

3. What detail about the Quinn home that Enid noticed in the previous section of the story is explained in this section of the story?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn do once the murder is over?

5. Why has Enid dressed up for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

6. What happens on the last night of the section titled "Heart Failure"?

7. In the days following Mrs. Quinn's death, what behavior does Enid's mother notice, and what is her theory about Enid's distress?

8. What is implied by the way Rupert enters the house on the day that Mr. Willens dies?

9. How does Enid get a reputation as a "saint," and what role does her mother play in this process (44)?

10. How do her nightmares impact Enid's work?

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