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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Loretta blame for the disconnect between herself and her children?
(a) She thinks she had someone else's children.
(b) She blames the Negroes for giving them false ideals.
(c) She blames her children for not bonding with her more.
(d) She blames herself for not spending enough time with them.

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

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

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

5. Why does Loretta seek shelter at the YMCA?
(a) Her husband left and she can't pay her rent.
(b) The friend she was staying with moved to another state.
(c) A firebomb burns down her building.
(d) She lost her job and can't pay her rent.

6. Why does Maureen want Jules to leave quickly when he visits?
(a) She doesn't want the police to come to her house to find Jules.
(b) She is afraid of what her neighbors will think of Jules.
(c) She doesn't want Joe to come home and find Jules there.
(d) She is afraid of Jules because she knows he is a murderer.

7. Who has been visiting Loretta and her children in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Rita.
(b) Nadine.
(c) Howard.
(d) Brock.

8. What is Jim's family life like?
(a) He is married, and has children.
(b) He is not married, but has children.
(c) He is married, but has no children.
(d) He is single and has no children.

9. What happens to Jules as a result of his idea to make money?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He contracts a serious infection.
(c) His vision is severely and permanently impaired.
(d) He contracts a sexually transmitted disease.

10. To what does Jules compare himself in Chapter 7 of the third book?
(a) A radio that can only play static.
(b) A weed growing through the cracks in the sidewalk.
(c) A toy that has run out of batteries.
(d) A flower that is past its prime.

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

12. Who does Jules write to in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Brock.
(b) Nadine.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Loretta.

13. How do Maureen and Loretta feel about black people?
(a) They don't care, because they don't know any black people.
(b) They detest them.
(c) They think they are at the root of all the city's problems.
(d) They feel that they should have equality.

14. Who does Jules encounter after breaking the windows?
(a) A news reporter.
(b) A policeman who had shot at him.
(c) The boy who gave him the rifle.
(d) A woman he recognizes from the newspaper.

15. How does Jules feel about Nadine when they reunite?
(a) He stays with her because he is lonely.
(b) He is interested in her because she is a challenge.
(c) He doesn't have any deep feelings for her.
(d) He is still in love with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ill in Chapter 10 of the second book?

2. Where do Jules and Loretta go every week, in Chapter 10 of the second book?

3. How does Loretta initially react when Maureen tells her of her plans to marry Jim?

4. Where does Jules see Nadine again, after their long separation following the ill-fated road trip?

5. Where do Jules and Nadine go after becoming reacquainted?

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