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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 did Paula let Charlo do that she didn't let any other boy do?
(a) Hear her life story.
(b) Kiss her on the lips.
(c) Bring her home.
(d) Meet her parents.

2. What did Charlo call Paula when she threatened to leave him?
(a) A loser.
(b) A terrible mother.
(c) A pathetic drunk.
(d) A nothing.

3. Who took over Paula's reception?
(a) The Spencer family.
(b) The O'Leary sisters.
(c) The priest.
(d) The police.

4. What does Paula remember about her wedding day?
(a) There were happy moments.
(b) She was afraid.
(c) It was a blur.
(d) She was drunk.

5. Where did Paula go for her honeymoon?
(a) Courtown.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Contwood.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paula's father's favorite television program?

2. How did Charlo feel when picking out a wedding ring?

3. Who did Paula say would play her role in a movie of her life?

4. How does Paula describe her father's favorite television program?

5. What kind of weather did Paula have on her honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of character is Mrs. Fleming, and what does she do for the plot?

2. What happened at Paula's reception?

3. What is ironic about the name of the Fleming's house?

4. How does Paula imagine Kevin's life is like after his wife's death?

5. How did Paula spend her wedding night?

6. What surprised Paula the first time Charlo met her family?

7. How did Sally die?

8. What shocks Paula most of all about Mrs. Fleming's death?

9. What does Paula find depressing about the Christmas story?

10. What does Paula say was her main reason for marrying Charlo?

(see the answer keys)

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