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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Bernie?
(a) He is hit by a car and killed.
(b) He contracts a terminal illness.
(c) He is shot and killed.
(d) His sister is kidnapped.

2. Where does Mrs. Wendall live after Howard's death?
(a) She continues to live with Loretta and her new husband.
(b) She goes to live with one of her other children.
(c) She goes to a funeral home.
(d) She goes to live with a relative in the country.

3. What are Maureen's responsibilities on a daily basis?
(a) Only her schoolwork.
(b) Cooking, housework, and her own schoolwork.
(c) Going to work and completing her schoolwork.
(d) Going to work, because she does not attend school.

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

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

6. What happens to Maureen's notebook?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) Her little sister destroys it.
(c) Her mother throws it away.
(d) She loses it.

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

8. What does Loretta do every night while waiting for Pat to come home?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Does dishes.
(c) Darns socks.
(d) Reads.

9. Who is the first major character to be introduced?
(a) Jules.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Betty.
(d) Maureen.

10. Who is Betty?
(a) Howard's sister.
(b) Loretta's friend.
(c) Maureen's cousin.
(d) Loretta's younger daughter.

11. Why does Faye take Jules home when she meets him?
(a) He is lightheaded from lack of food and sleep.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She wants to rob him.
(d) He is shivering in the rain.

12. What is Loretta's situation at the beginning of the second book?
(a) She is not pregnant and still working.
(b) She is pregnant and unemployed.
(c) She is pregnant, but still working.
(d) She is not pregnant, but unemployed.

13. Who watches Loretta's children while Loretta goes out to make money?
(a) Jules cares for himself and the two girls.
(b) Mrs. Wendall watches them.
(c) Brock watches them.
(d) Loretta brings them to work with her.

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

15. What position is Maureen elected to in school?
(a) Secretary of her homeroom.
(b) Class president.
(c) Officer of the debate team.
(d) Leader of the student senate.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years does the novel take place?

2. Where are Jules and Nadine at the end of Chapter 6 of the second book?

3. Where is Howard living, after the war?

4. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?

5. What does Loretta force Maureen to do for Pat?

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