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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Herman avoid military service?
(a) He is a conscientious objector.
(b) He is dyslexic.
(c) He has flat feet.
(d) He is a farmer.

2. What does Lottie do when Betty has difficulty writing a letter to Herman?
(a) Betty sends a telegram instead.
(b) Lottie phones Herman.
(c) Lottie writes the letter.
(d) Lottie drives to see Herman.

3. When does Polly think Lottie should be notified that Betty is in labor?
(a) When Betty is fully dilated.
(b) After the baby is born.
(c) When Lottie returns from Lexington.
(d) As soon as possible.

4. What does Trudy do with the dresser that Lottie gives her?
(a) Uses it for a TV stand.
(b) Stores out of season clothes in it.
(c) Puts canned goods in the drawers.
(d) Makes beds for the twins in the drawers.

5. Lottie had come to believe that Betty _____________________.
(a) Did not like to quilt.
(b) Was in love with Joey.
(c) Wanted to open a bakery.
(d) Had no ideas of her own.

6. Where do Betty and Herman go after their honeymoon?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Milk Farm Road.
(c) Lexington.
(d) Corbin.

7. Where does Betty decide to move?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(c) Richmond, Virginia.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

8. Betty mentions the _____________________ who are the first known quintuplets to survive infancy.
(a) Davidson quints.
(b) Dionne quints.
(c) Darlington quints.
(d) Westchester quints.

9. Betty learns a lot from Trudy regarding marriage and __________________.
(a) Cooking.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Career.
(d) Finances.

10. Where will Betty live while Herman is away at war?
(a) At the Y.W.C.A.
(b) In their apartment.
(c) In their house.
(d) At Lottie's house.

11. Why does Trudy tell Betty that Trudy will not have any more children?
(a) She has had a preventive procedure.
(b) She will have an abortion first.
(c) She can't take care of the ones she has now.
(d) She does not have a husband.

12. Betty requests that her _______________ be a modest event.
(a) Birthday.
(b) Baby shower.
(c) Baby's delivery.
(d) Anniversary.

13. Where is Betty when she goes into labor?
(a) Church.
(b) The store.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Home.

14. Who moves in with Lottie after Betty leaves?
(a) Polly.
(b) Ava.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Delia.

15. What does Lottie notice about Stanton when she meets him?
(a) He is very polite.
(b) He is a con man.
(c) He has blue lips.
(d) He has a strong Southern accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty pack in a hatbox when she leaves?

2. Who is the young man with whom Betty is falling in love when she returns home?

3. How old is Betty in Chapter 11?

4. What advice does Lottie give Betty regarding Herman's going to war?

5. What war breaks out in Chapter 17?

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