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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. Who was Twyla Thompson?
(a) Sandy's housekeeper.
(b) Lyman's girlfriend.
(c) The local barmaid.
(d) Roy's illegitimate daughter.

2. Why did Mavis and Edith insist on staying at the fair for a longer length of time?
(a) So they could go on every single ride.
(b) So they could watch the fireworks
(c) So they could spend all of Lyman's money.
(d) So they didn't miss any of the shows.

3. In what year did Sandy graduate from high school?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1942.

4. How did Sandy feel when he saw Lyman again?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

5. What did Twyla tell Sandy and Clevis one night after a party?
(a) That she killed a man.
(b) That she was pregnant.
(c) That she was moving to Denver.
(d) That she was dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?

2. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?

3. Where did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman sometimes go for drinks and dancing?

4. Where did Clevis run away to after hearing Twyla's news?

5. What does Sandy say Mavis dislikes about his personality?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Roy's death, what did Edith decorate her house with?

2. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

3. What did Edith tell Lyman about the money she saved?

4. What story does Sandy tell about the Wellrights?

5. On the night of Lyman's return, what did he bring out from his suitcases?

6. What did Mavis say about Edith and Lyman while on the Ferris Wheel?

7. Why did Edith call on Sandy in October of 1952?

8. When, where, and how did John die?

9. What worried Sandy about Mavis' first pregnancy?

10. What does Sandy say about his and Mavis' personalities?

(see the answer keys)

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