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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 do the men in Lottie's family do all day, every day?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Drink.
(c) Curse.
(d) Sing.

2. How is Trudy able to get credit in the store?
(a) She wears down the store owner's resistance.
(b) Her husband gets her a credit card.
(c) Lottie takes up a collection.
(d) The store owner runs a credit check.

3. What does Lottie note about Sade's quilt when she sees it at Sade's house?
(a) The squares are uneven.
(b) It is bigger than planned.
(c) It is almost finished.
(d) The recent stitching is very bad.

4. Lottie is especially proud of her beautiful ________________.
(a) Handwriting.
(b) Hair.
(c) Needlework.
(d) Eyes.

5. What happens to Roy in the year after his affair with another woman?
(a) He contracts AIDS.
(b) He is murdered.
(c) He moves to New York.
(d) He leaves his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Wassermann Test is used to diagnose ___________________.

2. What is John Carroll's job?

3. Who is Betty Davies Randolph's daughter?

4. What is Lottie's religion?

5. What disease does Betty contract?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author show Lottie's true character, especially in the circumstances regarding Trudy?

3. How does Lottie anonymously make sure that Trudy gets credit in Porter's store?

4. What special talent does Lottie have and why does she take so much pride in it?

5. Who does Lottie determine has killed Roy and why does she choose to keep quiet about it?

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

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

8. Describe Trudy's behavior when Lottie and Betty visit her home to welcome her to the community.

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

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

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