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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. When do Corrine and Michael first meet?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1954.

2. How does Corrine say the country club discriminates against her family?
(a) She and Marianne cannot enter through the front door.
(b) They don't let them eat in the main dining room.
(c) They can't get in without dress clothing.
(d) They don't permit children in the dining room.

3. What does Mrs. Lundt do from another part of the house?
(a) Mrs. Lundt calls their lawyer.
(b) Mrs. Lundt calls Corrine.
(c) Mrs. Lundt calls the police.
(d) Mrs. Lundt decides to take a nap.

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

5. What does Mike Jr. do after a fight with his father?
(a) He goes looking for Marianne.
(b) He beats up his father.
(c) He runs away from home.
(d) He joins the Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Judd thinking as he listens to his heartbeat?

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

3. How is Michael Sr. greeted when he enters the Yankee Doodle Tap Room?

4. When does Michael realize he is in love with Corrine?

5. What does Marianne thank God for after the rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?

2. What is happening to Michael Sr. when he visits the bar in the Mt. Ephraim Country Club that causes him to throw the contents of his glass of beer into Judge Gerald Kirkland's face?

3. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?

4. What is revealed about the experience of Michael Sr. and Corrine becoming parents to their four children?

5. In the chapter, "Imminent Mortality", how does Michael Sr. react to the news that his daughter has been raped?

6. What is the toll on Judd as his siblings leave home?

7. What kind of relationship does Michael Sr. have with his own father?

8. What questions are triggered about himself as Patrick thinks about the drawing, "The Huntsman?"

9. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"

10. Marianne repeats the same words over and over again that she can't remember what happened the night of the dance, and that she can't give testimony against Zach. However, in the chapter, "The Penitent," there is a hint at another thing that could motivate her not to testify. What is that?

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