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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 Abelove discover that Marianne has left the Co-Op?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Late in the day.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) At dinner.

2. What does Michael Sr. suddenly blurt out to Mike Jr. during his visit?
(a) That Mike was looking at him like he is a dog.
(b) That Mike just came to show off to him.
(c) That Mike was just there to gather info.
(d) That his son was disloyal when he left home.

3. What does Michael Sr. want to have done with his ashes?
(a) To scatter them on their old farm.
(b) Have his ashes scattered.
(c) To sprinkle them at his beloved Mt. Ephraim Country Club.
(d) To divide them up between them.

4. What does Marianne do after Whit tends to Muffin?
(a) She looks for a job near Stump Creek Hill to pay for Muffin's treatments.
(b) She goes back to college.
(c) She runs away again.
(d) She stays to work at Stump Creek Hill shelter.

5. What does Whit West do for Muffin?
(a) He gives Muffin updated shots.
(b) Muffin's kidney's are failing and he takes him for dialysis in Pittsburgh.
(c) There is nothing he can do.
(d) He puts Muffin to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man call Judd?

2. What does Judd tell Patrick about their mother on Sunday mornings at church?

3. Why can't Michael Sr. get and keep a job?

4. Who offers to give Marianne a ride to her grandmother's funeral?

5. On the morning following her trip to the funeral, what does Abelove ask Marianne about Hewie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be said about Michael Sr.'s life after he leaves Corrine?

2. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

3. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

4. What does Marianne think will happen when she goes to her Grandmother Hauseman's funeral?

5. What is happening to Marianne's grades in college and why is it happening?

6. Why is Abelove upset that Marianne accepts a ride from Hewie Miner to take her to her grandmother's funeral?

7. How does Judd explain to Patrick about their mother's behavior on Sunday mornings?

8. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

9. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?

10. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?

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