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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 are Doc's plans for tonight?
(a) Rotary Club meeting.
(b) Help a struggling alcoholic.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Golf.

2. What room does Turk sneak out of?
(a) The garage.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Marie's room.
(d) The den.

3. Why is Lola sad after answering the phone?
(a) She gets news of a death.
(b) It is a wrong number.
(c) She gets news of an illness.
(d) She gets news of a divorce.

4. What does Marie help Lola do?
(a) Weed the garden.
(b) Do the laundry.
(c) Set the table.
(d) Go grocery shopping.

5. What was the name of Lola's little dog?
(a) Little Sheba.
(b) Little Solomon.
(c) Itty Bitty.
(d) Teeny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of Marie's does Doc see in the living room?

2. What does Doc sneak out of the house with?

3. Which of the following does Lola not tell Marie about her marriage to Doc?

4. Marie makes fun of Lola's ______________.

5. What do Marie and Turk do that upsets Doc?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives at the house to help Lola and Mrs. Coffman with Doc?

2. How does Marie hurt Lola after Doc just gets her calmed down?

3. How does Bruce offer to treat Lola and Doc when he arrives in town?

4. How does Doc approach Lola on the issue of the opened telegram?

5. What does Lola reveal about her history with Doc?

6. How does Doc know Ed and what does Lola tell Ed?

7. Explain the symbolism of the fading lilacs and Lola's fading youth.

8. Describe Lola and Doc's behavior around each other when Doc returns home from the hospital.

9. Explain how Lola's loneliness continues to impact her life.

10. Describe the beginning of the dream that Lola has.

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