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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret has Babe revealed to Meg about Lenny?
(a) Lenny has just turned thirty.
(b) Lenny has been covering up for Old Granddaddy's illness.
(c) Lenny has not dated anyone since high school.
(d) Lenny had been dating a man named Charlie from Memphis.

2. Why does Meg tell Doc she went to the Psychiatric ward in L.A.?
(a) She wants him to understand what has happened to her since she left.
(b) She wants him to leave her alone.
(c) She wants him to feel sorry for her.
(d) She wants to apologize for leaving him in Biloxi.

3. Old Granddaddy's actions toward the girls imply:
(a) He tries to do what he thinks is best for them whether they like it or not.
(b) He is guided by strict morals and values.
(c) He wants to know what they want out of their lives.
(d) He only wants to do what will make them happy.

4. What do the girls decide to do just like old times?
(a) They decide to play hearts and eat popcorn.
(b) They decide to go see Meg singing at Greeny's.
(c) They decide to go out riding with Doc.
(d) They decide to look through photo albums.

5. Rather than sympathizing with Meg's need to "toughen up" after their mother's suicide, Lenny believes:
(a) Meg's hardness has cost the whole family their happiness.
(b) Meg's lies have stemmed from her need for attention.
(c) Meg's hardness caused her to lead Doc on, and eventually cost him his leg.
(d) Meg always tried to exploit the situation to get what she wanted.

6. When Meg went crazy in L.A., what did she do with her jewels and valuables?
(a) She tried to stuff them into a mailbox to send them home.
(b) She tried to stuff them in a March of Dimes box.
(c) She tried to sell them to Lenny.
(d) She tried to sell them to a pawn shop.

7. Meg's desire to remain while the hurricane hit Biloxi suggests:
(a) She wanted to know that Doc was not a weak man.
(b) She had a need for chaos in her life.
(c) She just wanted to die.
(d) She thought she was invincible.

8. Lenny returns upset with Meg because:
(a) Meg has run off with Doc.
(b) Meg has refused to return home with her.
(c) Meg has lied to Old Granddaddy about her success.
(d) Meg has gone to the store to buy liquor.

9. Lenny's reason for exploding at Meg over the candy is:
(a) Meg never asks Lenny for permission for anything.
(b) Meg has so much more than Lenny does.
(c) Meg has no respect for other people's property.
(d) Meg refuses to share anything with Lenny.

10. When Meg asks why she can not seem to keep her mouth shut, Doc answers:
(a) Maybe it is because she does not want to.
(b) Maybe it is because she enjoys hurting others.
(c) Maybe it is because she is wants to show Lenny who is tougher.
(d) Maybe it is because she never learned to.

11. Doc's two kids are:
(a) A boy and a girl.
(b) Yankees.
(c) Two girls.
(d) Twin boys.

12. Lenny seems to see herself as:
(a) A princess.
(b) A saint.
(c) A slave.
(d) A martyr.

13. During their conversation:
(a) Barnette calls Zackery to arrange a deal.
(b) Zackery calls to arrange a deal with Babe.
(c) Barnette calls Zackery to tell him to not to contact Babe.
(d) Zackery calls to tell Babe he has evidence against her.

14. Babe looks happy in her wedding picture because:
(a) Old Granddaddy told her to smile.
(b) She does not understand that she is getting married.
(c) She thought she loved Zackery.
(d) She was drunk on champagne.

15. Babe's hysteria does not allow her to register:
(a) That Meg has run off with Doc.
(b) That Zackery has had photos taken of her and Willy Jay.
(c) That Old Granddaddy has had another stroke.
(d) That Zackery's liver is getting better.

Short Answer Questions

1. The photos of Babe and Willy Jay were taken by:

2. Meg hesitates at first to go out riding with Doc because:

3. Why does Babe say things have been hard for Meg?

4. At first, Doc and Meg pretend:

5. What book did Meg punish herself by looking at?

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