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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come My Soul, That Hath Long Languished, Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?
(a) Gets a second job, to pay for the nursing home care.
(b) Quits her job to care for her children.
(c) Rents Mrs. Wendall's room to a boarder.
(d) Moves the family into a smaller apartment.

2. During what years does the novel take place?
(a) 1937 to 1967.
(b) 1957 to 1977.
(c) 1967 to 1987.
(d) 1917 to 1937.

3. What does Maureen do at the University of Detroit?
(a) Attends night school.
(b) Works as a janitor.
(c) Tutors high school students.
(d) Works as a secretary.

4. What is Nadine's situation when Jules sees her again?
(a) She is married.
(b) She is single.
(c) She is engaged.
(d) She is dating someone.

5. What is Maureen's method of escape?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Running away repeatedly.
(c) Going to the library.
(d) Going to the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Howard killed?

2. Who is Bernard Geffen?

3. What does Maureen write about in her letters?

4. What are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?

5. What prevents Nadine from committing fully to a relationship with Jules?

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