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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement does Marianne keep making about the night she was raped?
(a) She insists she can't remember.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) She admits she was drinking.
(d) She doesn't want to falsely accuse anyone.

2. In the chapter, "The Assault," why does Michael Mulvaney go to Mort Lundt's house?
(a) Mort is his good friend, and he wants to discuss what happened to Marianne with him.
(b) He is angry because he believes Zachary, Mort's son, is the person who raped Marianne.
(c) Michael stops by there regularly to play cards with Mort.
(d) He is out driving and just ends up there.

3. What happens when Michael sees Zachary Lundt?
(a) Michael pulls a knife and tries to stab Zachary.
(b) When Michael sees Zachary he is overcome with rage and attacks Zachary.
(c) Michael smiles and asks Zachary to talk to him.
(d) Michael asks Zachary if he raped Marianne.

4. How does Corrine feel about telling Michael about their daughter's rape?
(a) She wishes he would never have to know.
(b) She fears his anger at the bad news.
(c) She suspects he will blame her.
(d) She decides not to tell him.

5. What does Corrine find when she goes to pick up her husband after a late night call saying he couldn't drive home?
(a) Michael with another woman.
(b) Michael drunk and with injuries he got from a bar room fight.
(c) Michael playing pool with his buddies.
(d) Michael sleeping peacefully.

6. How does Patrick look upon Zachary Lundt?
(a) As their enemy.
(b) As a lab specimen.
(c) As a spoiled brat.
(d) As a stupid kid who made a mistake.

7. Who approaches Corrine at the post office?
(a) Mrs. Weidman.
(b) Rev. Earkin.
(c) Lydia Bethune.
(d) Michael.

8. How old is Judd when Patrick makes his request?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

9. What does Michael say about Corrine's appearance?
(a) She should buy some new clothes.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) She needed to have her hair cut and styled.
(d) She should wear some makeup.

10. What happens when Judd asks Patrick what happened to Marianne?
(a) Patrick is visibly upset and storms away in anger.
(b) Patrick refuses to discuss it.
(c) Patrick gets angry and tells Judd to mind his own business.
(d) Patrick admits she's had some trouble, but that she is okay now.

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

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

13. When Corrine and Judd visit Marianne what does the Co-Op Director, Abelove, say that upsets Corrine?
(a) Abelove says he wants to marry Marianne.
(b) Abelove says Marianne is a very poor student.
(c) Abelove says he wants Marianne to quit college and work more at the Co-Op.
(d) Abelove says that all Marianne needs is faith in herself.

14. How many members of the Mulvaney family are there at the beginning of the story?
(a) Five.
(b) Sixteen, plus farm animals.
(c) Six, not counting pets.
(d) Thirty-five, counting pets.

15. What does Patrick tell Judd when he asks why their father hates Marianne?
(a) Patrick says their father feels guilty he didn't protect Marianne.
(b) Patrick says that their father doesn't hate her.
(c) Patrick says that nothing their father does makes sense.
(d) Patrick says that their father is a drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter titled "Reverse Prayer", what does Patrick say to Judd when he calls?

2. What does Mike Jr. do after a fight with his father?

3. What is significant about the dress Marianne wears to the Valentine's Dance?

4. Who is Jill James?

5. What does Patrick need Judd to do to help him follow through with his plan?

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