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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. In what condition is Pat when he comes home at night?
(a) He comes home exhausted and cranky from working late.
(b) He comes home late and drunk.
(c) He comes home in a good mood many nights.
(d) He usually doesn't come home.

2. Who is Rita?
(a) Bernie's niece.
(b) Loretta's friend.
(c) Howard's sister.
(d) Loretta's daughter.

3. Why is Pat in jail?
(a) For stealing money from work.
(b) For beating Maureen so severely.
(c) For stealing a car.
(d) For a bar fight.

4. What does Jules do when he finds Bernard?
(a) Returns the money Bernard had given him to Bernard's pocket and leaves.
(b) He calls Bernard's lawyer to come help him.
(c) He calls the police and stays with Bernard until they come.
(d) He brings Bernard to his mother's house to stay with her.

5. How old is Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Jules visits Nadine?

2. What does Loretta discover when she visits her father after moving away?

3. Why is Howard fired from his job?

4. How does Maureen feel about her parents?

5. What happens to Jules while he and Nadine are on the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Betty's relationship with her family?

2. What is the relationship between Samson Wendall and Jules?

3. How does Jules meet Bernard?

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

5. How does Loretta deal with Maureen's condition?

6. To whom does Maureen write her letters?

7. What is happening to Maureen as she begins to come out of her catatonia?

8. What is Jules and Nadine's relationship like after their reunion?

9. How does Jules feel about the riot fires on the streets of Detroit?

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

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