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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. How does Judd refer to the area of town where he lives after leaving his parent's home?
(a) The slums.
(b) No-man's-land, south side of Marsena.
(c) Busy urban center.
(d) Farm country.

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

3. What happens when Abelove finds Marianne crying in the greenhouse?
(a) He laughs at her saying that crying is okay.
(b) He pulls her onto his lap and tries to dry her tears.
(c) He squats beside her and gently asks what is wrong.
(d) He pulls her into his arms and tries to kiss her.

4. What does Patrick do when Zachary begins sinking in the bog?
(a) He turns around and walks away.
(b) He watches as Zachary goes under and drowns.
(c) He suddenly changes his mind and pulls him out.
(d) He laughs and tells him he's getting what he deserves.

5. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?
(a) The woman offered her a higher paid position.
(b) The woman wanted her to help with her poetry.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) Penelope wanted Marianne to become associate director of her foundation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does her roommate Felece-Marie react to Marianne's disappearance?

3. How many hours does Marianne work at the Co-Op a week?

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

5. What does an elderly tenant have in the backyard of Judd's new home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?

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

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

5. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

6. What bothers Judd the most after his father's death when they go to scatter his ashes?

7. What happens when Judd tries to protect his mother from his father's abuse?

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

9. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

10. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

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