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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Samson Wendall, in relation to Jules?
(a) Jules's uncle.
(b) Jules's nephew.
(c) Jules's half-brother.
(d) Jules's grandfather.

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

4. Where does Jules think he may have found a promising career?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Houston.

5. Who does Jules murder?
(a) A journalist.
(b) An African-American.
(c) A protester.
(d) A policeman.

6. What does Maureen do at the University of Detroit?
(a) Works as a janitor.
(b) Tutors high school students.
(c) Works as a secretary.
(d) Attends night school.

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

8. How does Loretta's attitude change when she finds out that Jim is married?
(a) She calls Maureen a whore, and kicks her out.
(b) She pretends to be pleased, but is secretly disappointed in Maureen.
(c) She admires Maureen for her courage.
(d) She disapproves, but doesn't want to get involved.

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

10. Where does Maureen live, at the beginning of the third book?
(a) With her boyfriend.
(b) With Loretta.
(c) On her own.
(d) With Jules.

11. Who is ill in Chapter 10 of the second book?
(a) Jules.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Brock.

12. What does the library mean to Maureen?
(a) It is the place where she someday hopes to have a career.
(b) It is a haven of peace, and a place to escape.
(c) It is a place for her to see her friends, away from her mother's watchful eye.
(d) It symbolizes the education that will get her out of her present situation.

13. What does Jim encourage Maureen to do?
(a) Become a model.
(b) Move to Las Vegas.
(c) Participate in after-class activities.
(d) Leave school and get a job.

14. Why does Jules get out of the car that he had ridden in?
(a) The car catches fire.
(b) It crashes into a building.
(c) The streets are too full of people to drive through.
(d) The driver tries to kidnap him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Jules compare himself in Chapter 7 of the third book?

2. Who is Vera?

3. How does Mort feel about America?

4. What is Jules trying to do in Chapter 7 of the second book?

5. When Jules visits Maureen in Dearborn, he informs her that he is moving where?

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