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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 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bernie Malin?
(a) One of Loretta's father's friends.
(b) One of Brock's friends.
(c) A boy Loretta has been seeing.
(d) Loretta's cousin.

2. What are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) She associates herself with the wrong kind of boys.
(c) Her father has been arrested.
(d) She is pregnant.

3. Why is Howard fired from his job?
(a) Corrupt behavior.
(b) Chronic tardiness.
(c) Poor attendance.
(d) The company was sold.

4. Who is Pat Furlong?
(a) Loretta's new husband.
(b) A police officer investigating Howard's death.
(c) A reverend at the local church.
(d) Howard's former employer.

5. What does Pat see Maureen doing, in the last chapter of the first book?
(a) He sees her in a car with a man, her customer.
(b) He sees her sneaking out of the house after dark.
(c) He sees her putting her money away.
(d) He sees her looking through his wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maureen living at the end of the novel?

2. How long have Jim and his wife been married?

3. Where does Maureen live, at the beginning of the third book?

4. What does the library mean to Maureen?

5. Why does Maureen want Jules to leave quickly when he visits?

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