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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bernard killed?
(a) The jealousy of a business rival.
(b) A mugging gone wrong.
(c) The jealous rage of Faye's husband.
(d) His involvement in underworld crime.

2. What happens to Bernie?
(a) He contracts a terminal illness.
(b) His sister is kidnapped.
(c) He is shot and killed.
(d) He is hit by a car and killed.

3. Why is Howard fired from his job?
(a) Chronic tardiness.
(b) Poor attendance.
(c) The company was sold.
(d) Corrupt behavior.

4. Who is Howard Wendall?
(a) A chef.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

5. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?
(a) Gets a second job, to pay for the nursing home care.
(b) Rents Mrs. Wendall's room to a boarder.
(c) Moves the family into a smaller apartment.
(d) Quits her job to care for her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Jules and Nadine at the end of Chapter 6 of the second book?

2. What type of child is Betty?

3. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?

4. Who is Pat Furlong?

5. Who watches Loretta's children while Loretta goes out to make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hasn't Maureen been able to get a job?

2. What does Maureen write about one of her other professors?

3. What is the content of Maureen's letters?

4. As a young adult, what is Maureen's escape from her everyday life?

5. What happens to Bernard?

6. To whom does Maureen write her letters?

7. How does Jules seduce Nadine?

8. What does Jules tell Vera about love?

9. Which of Jules's behaviors is particularly worrisome to Loretta?

10. What happens to Loretta and Bernie?

(see the answer keys)

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