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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 happens to Sam in mid-summer?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is promoted.
(c) He is suspended.
(d) He is assigned to a post in Malaysia.

2. According to the narrator, Saul Pilgrim is the only person who will ______________.
(a) Befriend Louie.
(b) Visit the Pollit house.
(c) Talk to Sam.
(d) Employ Sam.

3. What do Louie's siblings taunt her about?
(a) Being in love with her teacher.
(b) Thinking she's superior.
(c) Being dumb.
(d) Being in love with a boy.

4. How does the narrator say Henny's moods change?
(a) They become more changeable.
(b) They become angrier.
(c) They become more vile.
(d) They mellow.

5. Now that we have read the ending, the book's title 'The Man Who Loved Children' could be seen __________.
(a) As ironic.
(b) As allegorical.
(c) As metaphorical.
(d) As sympathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Henny stay away from Spa House?

2. What does Henny say she wishes the children would do?

3. How does Bert Anderson disappoint Henny?

4. What does Henny take from Ernie?

5. What does Sam think Louie's reaction will be if he reads her poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the atmosphere at the celebration for Sam's homecoming.

2. What is uncommon about Cathleen's eighteenth birthday?

3. Describe Henny's stay at Hassie's house.

4. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

5. How does Sam react when Louie tells him that she killed Henny?

6. How has the relationship between Sam and Henny changed by the time of Cathleen's eighteenth birthday?

7. Describe Louie's experience in a new school.

8. How does the topic of poetry figure in Sam's homecoming celebration?

9. How does Sam react to the birth of a new baby?

10. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

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