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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 does Michael realize he is in love with Corrine?
(a) After swimming with Corrine in Schroon Lake.
(b) At first sight.
(c) After helping Corrine rescue a goose.
(d) After going to a dance at Schroon Lake with Corrine.

2. What does Judd say of his parents' relationship before things changed?
(a) Michael and Corrine fought a lot.
(b) Michael and Corrine liked to play jokes on each other.
(c) Michael and Corrine were indifferent to each other.
(d) Michael and Corrine were romantic.

3. What is written about Marianne as a baby?
(a) Marianne was their miracle baby; very easy going.
(b) Marianne was the largest baby.
(c) Marianne was a demanding baby.
(d) Marianne was a lively child.

4. If it is not time at High Point Farm, what is it?
(a) Times.
(b) Hours.
(c) Minutes.
(d) Seconds.

5. How old is Corrine in the story she tells about December 1938?
(a) Five-years-old.
(b) She doesn't remember.
(c) Seven-years-old.
(d) Ten-years-old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is written about Mike Jr. as a baby?

2. What does the ringing of the cowbell signify to the Mulvaney family?

3. How does Judd find out what really happened to Marianne?

4. What happens when Marianne drops her garment bag?

5. Why doesn't Patrick recognize Marianne when he finally sees her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Judd's motivation to agree when his brother, Patrick, calls and confirms he is still planning to "extract justice" by possibly killing Zach Lundt?

3. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?

4. When entering a debate about the war in Vietnam, what is it that Corrine compares that war to, and why?

5. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?

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

7. 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?

8. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?

9. When Patrick speaks on the phone with his sister Marianne, what might be said about the background noise that is taking place at her end of the line?

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

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