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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Family Pictures: The Lovers | Family Pictures: Imminent Mortality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Della Rae considered a "dirty girl"?
(a) She likes to drink.
(b) She plays in the dirt.
(c) She has a foul mouth.
(d) She has poor hygiene and is promiscuous.

2. What words does Michael say at Schroon Lake that Corrine remembers twenty-four years later as she sits in Dr. Oakley's office?
(a) "Love me! I'm more than enough."
(b) "Let's elope."
(c) "Stay with me forever."
(d) "Marry me. I'll love you forever."

3. What is Corrine's nickname?
(a) Pinch.
(b) Curly.
(c) Chickadee.
(d) Whistle.

4. What does the ringing of the cowbell signify to the Mulvaney family?
(a) Ringing the cowbell signals dinner.
(b) Ringing the cowbell signals a phone call for someone who isn't in the house.
(c) Ringing the cowbell signals an outing.
(d) Ringing the cowbell means the parents want to talk to the children.

5. What do Marianne's parents give her on her sixteenth birthday that she now fears is broken?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A beautiful watch.
(c) A crystal vase.
(d) A lovely doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does most of the story take place?

2. What does Michael say about Corrine's appearance?

3. Who is Muffin?

4. Why is Marianne disturbed about "Feathers", their bird?

5. What does Judd say about the newspaper where he is editor?

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