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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Loretta brings them to work with her.
(d) Brock watches them.

2. How is Howard killed?
(a) A steel beam crushes him in an accident at work.
(b) He is beaten to death in a bar fight.
(c) He has a heart attack from drinking too much.
(d) He is hit by a bus while walking home drunk.

3. How does the barn fire start?
(a) A cigarette butt that isn't extinguished.
(b) A magic trick gone awry.
(c) Embers from a campfire.
(d) Sunlight hitting a convex piece of glass.

4. What happens to Jules while he and Nadine are on the road?
(a) He gets dysentery.
(b) He is shot and killed.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He receives word that his mother is dead.

5. What kind of a child is Jules?
(a) Delightful and adventurous.
(b) Defiant and disrespectful.
(c) Quiet and introspective.
(d) Boisterous and obnoxious.

6. Why does Loretta feed Maureen sweets every day?
(a) Loretta thinks that if Maureen is eating, she is fine.
(b) Loretta wants to keep Maureen too weak to run away.
(c) Loretta feels that Maureen is too thin.
(d) Loretta wants to make Maureen happy with her favorite foods.

7. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?
(a) The family is forced to move into a smaller home.
(b) Mrs. Wendall no longer wants to live with Loretta and her children.
(c) Her deteriorating health.
(d) The family can't afford to feed her.

8. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?
(a) She sings at a local nightclub.
(b) She becomes a prostitute.
(c) She sells drugs.
(d) She waits tables at a local diner.

9. What type of child is Betty?
(a) A child of the streets at an early age.
(b) Helpful and cooperative around the house.
(c) Independent and responsible.
(d) Cheerful and loving.

10. 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 will wind up in the electric chair, and Mrs. Wendall will pull the switch.
(c) That he has to dress and behave as if he is richer than he is.
(d) That he needs to go to school in order to get a good job.

11. 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 now has to care for his mother and sisters.
(d) Jules needs a male role model.

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

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

14. Why is Pat in jail?
(a) For stealing a car.
(b) For stealing money from work.
(c) For a bar fight.
(d) For beating Maureen so severely.

15. What does Jules do for work after Bernard's murder?
(a) He works as a delivery driver for a florist.
(b) He works at a restaurant as a short-order cook.
(c) He works as a receptionist at a hotel.
(d) He works at a local garage repairing cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Loretta do every night while waiting for Pat to come home?

2. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?

3. How does Maureen decide to make money?

4. What does Jules want to do with his own children?

5. Where is Howard living, after the war?

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