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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) Brock watches them.
(b) Loretta brings them to work with her.
(c) Jules cares for himself and the two girls.
(d) Mrs. Wendall watches them.

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

3. Who is Maureen?
(a) Brock's aunt.
(b) Howard's sister.
(c) Mrs. Wendall's niece.
(d) Loretta's older daughter.

4. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?
(a) Her father.
(b) Bernie.
(c) Rita.
(d) Brock.

5. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?
(a) She misses him, but is able to cope.
(b) She does not miss him, surprisingly.
(c) She is lost without him.
(d) She is angry at him, and glad he is gone.

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

7. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?
(a) Her attitude about it is never expressed.
(b) She doesn't mind it, and sometimes enjoys it.
(c) She distances herself from it and focuses only on the money she is making.
(d) She hates every moment of it, and hates her parents for forcing her to such lengths.

8. What does Howard do for Loretta?
(a) He gives her a job at his restaurant.
(b) He gives her medication to sell.
(c) He loans her money to get out of town.
(d) He helps her cover up Bernie's murder.

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

10. What happens when Jules visits Nadine?
(a) He rapes her.
(b) He seduces her.
(c) She throws him out.
(d) She robs him.

11. What is Maureen's method of escape?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Running away repeatedly.
(c) Going to the movies.
(d) Going to the library.

12. Who burns down the barn?
(a) Betty.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Jules.

13. Who takes Mrs. Wendall to all of her appointments at the clinic?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Howard.
(c) Jules.
(d) Loretta.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jules on one of the nights when he runs away?

2. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?

3. Who cooks and waits up for Pat every night?

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

5. Who is Brock, in relation to Loretta?

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