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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim find himself attracted to Maureen?
(a) He craves something new.
(b) She is more attractive than his wife.
(c) She is young.
(d) She is from a different social class.

2. Upon whom is Maureen's character based?
(a) A character in another book.
(b) A character in a movie.
(c) One of the author's students.
(d) One of the author's family members.

3. How does Jules feel about himself after his near-death experience?
(a) He is angry at himself for the situation he is in.
(b) He feels as if he has a new lease on life because of what happened to him.
(c) He is happier now than he ever was before.
(d) He is hopeless, and doesn't feel like himself anymore.

4. What is Maureen doing at the beginning of the third book?
(a) Working at the library.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Staring into her reflection in a mirror.

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mort want to rid himself of his money?
(a) He got it dishonestly.
(b) So he can concentrate on helping people.
(c) He didn't work for it.
(d) He wants to give it to charity.

10. What does Jules tell Vera about love?
(a) That he thinks it is impossible to live without it.
(b) That he no longer believes it is real.
(c) That he wants it more than anything.
(d) That he once thought it was impossible to live without it.

11. Why did Jim marry, and stay married?
(a) Love.
(b) Ordinary reasons.
(c) His children.
(d) Financial security.

12. With whom is Jules living in Chapter 6 of the third book?
(a) Marcia and her son Tommy.
(b) Nadine.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Vera.

13. Where does Jules see Nadine again, after their long separation following the ill-fated road trip?
(a) At work.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At the bank.
(d) Shopping for groceries.

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

15. 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 is afraid of becoming involved with their criminal activities.
(d) She doesn't want Joe to know how poor her family is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Nadine and Jules are walking together and making plans to meet again?

2. Where does Maureen live, at the beginning of the third book?

3. Why does Maureen want Jules to leave quickly when he visits?

4. Who offers Jules a ride while he is meandering the streets?

5. Jules tries to establish a career for himself in what field?

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