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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 is the purpose of Larry and Sally's trip?
(a) Sally is going to college
(b) Sally is graduating law school
(c) Larry's father is ill
(d) Larry has a new job

2. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?
(a) Sally does not feel well during the party
(b) Sid breaks his shoelace
(c) Larry has a missed phone call
(d) Larry has a terrible migraine

3. What is the state of Sally's health?
(a) She is disabled
(b) She has cancer
(c) She has epilepsy
(d) She is in perfect health

4. What do Sally and Charity talk about?
(a) Women's rights
(b) The holidays
(c) Their pregnancies
(d) Recipes

5. How is Charity characterized?
(a) Exotic and beautiful
(b) Sullen and lovely
(c) The girl next door
(d) Quiet and homely

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charity hand out to the guests?

2. What concerns Sid about Charity?

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

4. In January, what do Charity and Sally do in spite of being very pregnant?

5. When does Larry drive to Vermont?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Charity is modeling her marriage and household off her mother's style.

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

4. What work does Larry do?

5. Explain the bond that Sally feels almost instantly with Charity.

6. In spite of their challenges, what is the state of Larry and Sally's marriage?

7. How are Sid and Charity described?

8. Compare Sid and Larry's views on what constitutes good writing.

9. Explain the flashback that the author uses in Part 1: Chapter 2.

10. Explain the level of apprehension that Larry and Sally feel before going to a party at Sid and Charity's house.

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