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

2. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?
(a) She misses him, but is able to cope.
(b) She does not miss him, surprisingly.
(c) She is angry at him, and glad he is gone.
(d) She is lost without him.

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

4. How does Maureen decide to make money?
(a) She tutors her classmates.
(b) She sells her collection of porcelain dolls.
(c) She sells her grandmother's medication.
(d) She turns to prostitution.

5. How long is Pat in jail?
(a) A year.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maureen?

2. Who is Pat Furlong?

3. How does the barn fire start?

4. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?

5. What does Mrs. Wendall say about Jules's future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is helping Maureen to come out of her catatonia?

3. What happens to Maureen after Howard's death?

4. What happens to Jules in Tulsa?

5. What happens when Loretta visits her father for the first time after her marriage?

6. How do Mort and Vera differ in their ideas about social change?

7. How does Jules seduce Nadine?

8. What happens to Loretta after her building burns down during the riots?

9. How does Jules' relationship with Nadine end?

10. What does Jules tell Vera about love?

(see the answer keys)

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