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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen want to do to Jim?
(a) Destroy his financial situation.
(b) Break up his family and marry him herself.
(c) Ruin his career so that she has less job competition.
(d) Ensure that he goes to jail for a crime he committed.

2. Where does Loretta see Jules when she gets out of the shelter?
(a) On the streetcorner.
(b) In the grocery store.
(c) On television.
(d) At his home.

3. What does Vera suggest for a radical display?
(a) An attack on the police force.
(b) A protest in front of the city hall.
(c) A hunger strike.
(d) A large fire.

4. Which character is central in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Jules.
(b) Betty.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Loretta.

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

6. What does Jules encourage Maureen to do when he visits her in Dearborn?
(a) To get involved with his party's activities.
(b) To leave Joe and move back in with Loretta.
(c) To leave town with him.
(d) To contact Loretta, or send her some money.

7. Who does Maureen want to marry?
(a) Jim.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Bernie.
(d) James.

8. Where is Maureen living at the end of the novel?
(a) Dearborn.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Houston.

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

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

11. When Maureen's recovery begins, how long has she been in her catatonic state?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Two months.

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

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

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

15. Loretta is determined to adopt an air of possessing what quality while at the shelter?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Smugness.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Samson Wendall, in relation to Jules?

2. In what way has Maureen changed since the beginning of the novel?

3. Who has been visiting Loretta and her children in Chapter 7 of the second book?

4. How does Jules feel about Nadine when they reunite?

5. How does Vera feel about Jules?

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