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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. Charles' behavior becomes increasingly more _______________.
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Loving.
(d) Generous.

2. What is John Carroll's job?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Sheriff deputy.
(d) Mechanic.

3. What is Lottie's religion?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Catholic.

4. Lottie gives advice to Amanda on ______________________ during the Depression.
(a) Cooking on a budget.
(b) Reducing household expenses.
(c) Keeping up family morale.
(d) Taking care of her clothes.

5. In Chapter 5, America is suffering through ___________________.
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the person in #55 create a scene at the local store?

2. How can Lottie best be described?

3. What happens to Roy in the year after his affair with another woman?

4. Who is Sade's husband?

5. Sade's husband has an affair after ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Charles and Lottie are so different from each other.

2. Why is Lottie so ashamed about Betty's illness?

3. What are some mentions of popular culture that Betty notes in her story?

4. According to Lottie, why is a man's name for his wife an indicator of her value to him?

5. How does Lottie intervene in Sade's marriage regarding her cheating husband?

6. In whose voice is the Introduction written and what is the message?

7. Because hers is not a happy marriage, how does Lottie instruct Betty in what to look for in satisfying relationships?

8. What illness does Betty contract as a child and what is the cause of it?

9. How does the author show the close relationship between Lottie and Betty?

10. What is Lottie's recurrent romantic fantasy and how does her real life differ from the dream?

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