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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 happens to Sally during childbirth?
(a) She screams for hours
(b) She laughs hysterically
(c) She faints
(d) She nearly dies

2. Where does Larry take Sally?
(a) The hospital
(b) To Charity's house
(c) To church
(d) The clinic

3. What good news comes for Sally and Larry?
(a) They have bought a new house
(b) Larry gets a big raise
(c) They are having twins
(d) Larry's book is to be published in the fall

4. Who helps Larry with his editing?
(a) Charity
(b) William
(c) Sally
(d) Sid

5. What major work does Larry begin?
(a) A novel
(b) Addition to the house
(c) A mural
(d) A new house

Short Answer Questions

1. In what department does Larry teach at the university?

2. What is Charity's father's profession?

3. What does Sid ask Larry?

4. What did Larry and Sally name their daughter?

5. What body of water do Larry and Sally view from their new apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charity's model of an ideal marriage and how will it affect her own marriage to Sid?

2. Describe Sid's first encounter with Charity's mother.

3. How does Charity attempt to manage Sid's career?

4. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?

5. How do the Morgans and Langs celebrate one of Larry's early literary successes?

6. Describe the first year in Madison for Sally and Larry.

7. What is the setting for the beginning of the novel?

8. Describe the range of emotions that Larry experiences within a 24-hour period.

9. What work does Larry do?

10. Who is the dominant person in each of the two marriages?

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