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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?
(a) Back to Detroit.
(b) To Texas, to start a new life.
(c) Overseas to be with Howard.
(d) Nowhere; she stays with Mrs. Wendall.

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

3. In what city does most of the novel take place?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Boston.
(d) Seattle.

4. How did Bernard make most of his money?
(a) His involvement in the Detroit mob.
(b) The business he owned.
(c) An item he invented.
(d) An inheritance.

5. How does Maureen feel about the loss of her notebook?
(a) She is furious at her sister's carelessness.
(b) She feels hopeless and doesn't know how to retrieve it.
(c) She is proud of herself for keeping duplicates of all of her notes.
(d) She is devastated by her own irresponsibility.

6. Why does Jules steal a car?
(a) To drive himself and Nadine to Texas or Mexico.
(b) To drive himself to Seattle.
(c) To drive himself and Nadine to Canada.
(d) To drive himself to California.

7. When Pat comes home after witnessing Maureen's actions, what does he do?
(a) He beats Maureen severely.
(b) He talks to Loretta about Maureen's actions.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He packs Maureen's things and throws them onto the lawn.

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

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

10. Where are Jules and Nadine at the end of Chapter 6 of the second book?
(a) Nadine is in Texas; Jules is making his way back to Detroit.
(b) Nadine and Jules are in Texas together.
(c) Nadine and Jules are both back in Michigan.
(d) Jules is in Texas; Nadine is making her way back to Detroit.

11. 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.

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

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

14. Where does Loretta rent a room?
(a) Over a funeral parlor.
(b) Next to a police station.
(c) Behind a general store.
(d) Over a flower shop.

15. Who is Jules?
(a) Brock's brother.
(b) Loretta's oldest son.
(c) Loretta's nephew.
(d) Howard's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?

2. What happens to Jules at school?

3. Why does Loretta feed Maureen sweets every day?

4. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?

5. Who is Howard Wendall?

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