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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of day is it when they dispose of Michael's ashes?
(a) A sunny day in August.
(b) A snowy November day.
(c) A windy October day.
(d) A rainy day in April.

2. What does an elderly tenant have in the backyard of Judd's new home?
(a) A rocking chair.
(b) A small garden.
(c) A rabbit pen.
(d) A coop of chickens.

3. How does Patrick feel as he drives away from the bog?
(a) He is upset that he killed someone.
(b) He is numb.
(c) He is feeling elated.
(d) He is mad for not following through with his plan.

4. What has been happening to Mike Jr. since his father's death?
(a) He is retired from the Marines.
(b) He and his wife are expecting their third child.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) He's married to a lovely woman named Vicky.

5. What has been happening to Marianne since her father's death?
(a) She has moved on a few more times.
(b) She is living with Corrine.
(c) She and Witt are happily married with two children.
(d) After moving to Pittsburgh she is finally settling down.

6. What does Abelove say that makes Marianne cry more?
(a) He tells her he knows why she is crying and wants to help.
(b) He suggests she get a therapist.
(c) He says that if nothing makes her cry like she is, what might something do.
(d) He depends on her to do her job and not waste time crying.

7. What does Zachary do when Patrick stops his car and points a rifle at him?
(a) He wets himself.
(b) He cries.
(c) He begs not to be shot.
(d) All answers are correct.

8. Why does Patrick call the Lundts in March?
(a) Just to play with the family like a cat plays with a mouse.
(b) Gathering intelligence to use in court against them.
(c) To find out where Zachary was now.
(d) To find out if Zachary would be home for Easter break.

9. After Marianne arrives at the hospital, what does Judd tell her about their father?
(a) Their father is a charity case.
(b) Their father is an alcoholic.
(c) Their father is indigent.
(d) All the answers are correct.

10. How does Judd reply when Patrick asks how their mother is taking the sale of the farm?
(a) Judd says she cries a lot.
(b) He says he can't tell if she's acting okay or if she really is okay.
(c) Judd says she's okay, that she is the one handling most of it.
(d) He admits it is very hard on her.

11. In the chapter, "Rag-Quilt Life," what does Marianne say before she leaves the Co-Op?
(a) Goodbye.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That she needs a vacation.
(d) That she will be back.

12. What does Corrine say after they scatter her husband's ashes?
(a) All the answers are correct.
(b) She can hear dad laughing.
(c) He'd think it was funny.
(d) This is funny.

13. How many hours does Marianne work at the Co-Op a week?
(a) Fifty or sixty.
(b) Forty or fifty.
(c) Thirty or forty.
(d) Sixty or seventy.

14. On the morning following her trip to the funeral, what does Abelove ask Marianne about Hewie?
(a) Why she asked him for a ride.
(b) If she loves Hewie.
(c) What Hewie did to her.
(d) What Hewie said about him while they were away.

15. What Charlotte Bronte words become a motto to Marianne?
(a) "A rose by any other name would smell so sweet."
(b) "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
(c) "Out of obscurity I came -- to obsurity I can easily return."
(d) "Hard work never killed anyone."

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Abelove discover that Marianne has left the Co-Op?

2. What does Corrine say to Judd when she invites him to a Fourth of July cookout?

3. How does Judd refer to the area of town where he lives after leaving his parent's home?

4. What happens when Patrick tells Zachary he's the brother of the girl he raped?

5. What does Whit West do for Muffin?

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