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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. What does Michael do for what seems no apparent reason while at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room?
(a) He throws the contents of his beer glass in Judge Gerald Kirkland's face.
(b) He gets up and sings "Yankee Doodle."
(c) He gets so drunk he passes out.
(d) He tears up his membership card and throws it at the club president.

2. What is written about Patrick as a baby?
(a) Patrick was a quiet and shy baby.
(b) Patrick was a demanding baby.
(c) Patrick was a lively child who got into things.
(d) Patrick was the largest baby.

3. In the chapter titled "Reverse Prayer", what does Patrick say to Judd when he calls?
(a) He asks what happened to their father at the country club.
(b) He asks for Judd's help.
(c) He asks to speak to their mother.
(d) He confides in Judd that he hates college.

4. What does Judd think bothers his brother, Mike, the most about their sister's rape?
(a) Judd thinks Mike is upset because he didn't protect her.
(b) Judd thinks Mike is upset because everyone is making such a big thing out of it.
(c) Judd thinks Mike is upset because no one talks about it.
(d) Judd thinks Mike is taking the rape as a slap in his face.

5. The night Patrick is out with his friends, who does Patrick think he sees?
(a) Mick Jaggar.
(b) Mike Jr.
(c) Zachary Lundt.
(d) Judd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marianne's horse?

2. What is written about Marianne as a baby?

3. Why does Marianne like to do ironing?

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

5. How does Corrine feel about the Mt. Ephraim Country Club?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of putting a lewd drawing on the seat of Marianne's chair in French class, and what happens because of it?

2. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"

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

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

5. What is the family code discussed in the chapter by the same title, and in what way does Marianne break the code?

6. As one reads about the Valentine's Dance and Marianne Mulvaney being the only junior elected to the King and Queen's court, what do we learn about her?

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

8. What exactly does Patrick mean when he says "execution of justice?"

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

10. Judd happens upon his father talking to his older brothers about some kind of secret. What is the discussion about and what is the significance of the discussion?

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