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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?
(a) Because they are already living in someone else's home.
(b) Because they have no place to live themselves.
(c) Because her husband doesn't welcome strangers.
(d) Because they are in the hospital.

2. Who is Bernard Geffen?
(a) A rich man who hires Jules as his personal assistant.
(b) The doctor who cares for Maureen.
(c) Pat's lawyer.
(d) Faye's father.

3. How does Loretta feel about Mrs. Wendall?
(a) She is jealous of Mrs. Wendall's relationship with Howard.
(b) She hates her meddling, overbearing attitude.
(c) She is grateful to have her around to help with the children.
(d) She is glad to have her as company.

4. Who is Howard Wendall?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A chef.

5. What does Mrs. Wendall say about Jules's future?
(a) That he will end up being a street-rat, just like his mother.
(b) That he has to dress and behave as if he is richer than he is.
(c) That he will wind up in the electric chair, and Mrs. Wendall will pull the switch.
(d) That he needs to go to school in order to get a good job.

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

7. How long is Pat in jail?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Eighteen months.

8. What type of school do Loretta's children attend?
(a) Loretta home-schools them.
(b) An inner-city public school.
(c) A Catholic school.
(d) A Hebrew school.

9. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?
(a) To fight in World War II.
(b) To backpack across Europe.
(c) To move in with his mistress.
(d) To live with and care for his aging mother.

10. What does Jules dream of when looking at maps and books?
(a) Joining the circus.
(b) Becoming a pirate.
(c) Staying in Detroit to help his mother.
(d) Getting away from Detroit one day.

11. Why is Loretta arrested?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Leaving her children unattended.
(c) Distributing narcotics.
(d) Carrying a concealed weapon.

12. Why does Maureen need money immediately?
(a) To buy a gun.
(b) To pay Pat's bookie.
(c) To make a deposit for her college application.
(d) To get out of her parents' house.

13. What does Jules struggle with after Howard's funeral?
(a) Jules can't remember anything about his father.
(b) Jules feels guilty for not being more upset.
(c) Jules needs a male role model.
(d) Jules now has to care for his mother and sisters.

14. In what condition is Pat when he comes home at night?
(a) He usually doesn't come home.
(b) He comes home late and drunk.
(c) He comes home in a good mood many nights.
(d) He comes home exhausted and cranky from working late.

15. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?
(a) She whips the perpetrator with a stick.
(b) She assumes that it was a lightning strike.
(c) She faints when she sees it.
(d) She is pleased to get the insurance money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bernie Malin?

2. Why do Jules, Maureen, and Betty fail to bond with their parents?

3. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?

4. Why is Bernard killed?

5. What year is it at the beginning of the second book, chapter 4?

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