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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The third book begins in what year?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1971.

2. How does Mort feel about America?
(a) He is full of hope, despite the riots.
(b) He has lost hope and wants to leave.
(c) He is apathetic because he doesn't believe change is coming.
(d) He wants things to change, but doubts they will.

3. After her marriage to Jim, why doesn't Maureen want any contact with her family?
(a) Joe doesn't allow her to have any contact with them.
(b) She wants the part of her life she associates with them to be over.
(c) She doesn't want Joe to know how poor her family is.
(d) She is afraid of becoming involved with their criminal activities.

4. At the novel's end, why is Jules moving?
(a) To avoid the police pursuing him.
(b) To get away from his family.
(c) To start a new life with Nadine.
(d) To continue his work with Mort.

5. What is causing Jim to reevaluate his situation with his wife and family?
(a) A near-death experience.
(b) His wife's infidelity.
(c) Losing his job.
(d) Maureen.

6. What is Maureen beginning to be able to do in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) She can hear the voices and sounds in the house.
(b) She is fully recovered.
(c) She can walk and feed herself.
(d) She can read and write again.

7. Who is Mort?
(a) Jules's friend.
(b) The leader of a socialist group.
(c) Maureen's lover.
(d) Loretta's new husband.

8. What does Jules end up doing for money in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Participating in a medical experiment.
(b) Prostituting himself.
(c) Selling his blood.
(d) Selling his coin collection.

9. To whom is Maureen writing in Chapter 8 of the second book?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Jules.
(c) Mrs. Wendall.
(d) Miss Oates.

10. In what way has Maureen changed since the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is confused and indecisive.
(b) She is cold-hearted and calculating.
(c) She is heavier and less attractive.
(d) She is actively pursuing what she wants.

11. How much time has passed between Maureen's year of catatonia, and the present time in Chapter 8 of the second book?
(a) A few months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Many years.
(d) Several years.

12. Where does Maureen write her letters?
(a) Outside.
(b) At home.
(c) At work.
(d) At the library.

13. What prevents Nadine from committing fully to a relationship with Jules?
(a) Her job.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her marriage.

14. What is Jules trying to do in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Make his way from Texas back to Michigan.
(b) Get from Michigan down to Texas.
(c) Get a job in Texas.
(d) Get a job in Michigan.

15. How does the second book end?
(a) Jules dies.
(b) Jules is permanently injured.
(c) Jules and Nadine get married.
(d) Nadine dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jules write to in Chapter 7 of the second book?

2. Why did Jim marry, and stay married?

3. What does Maureen want to do to Jim?

4. What is being broadcast on television when Maureen visits Loretta at her apartment?

5. What does Maureen do at the University of Detroit?

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