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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. Why does Larry feel he doesn't fit in with the other professors?
(a) He is much older than they are
(b) He is too inexperienced
(c) He doesn't have tenure
(d) He didn't go to an Ivy League school

2. What is Charity's father's profession?
(a) Minister
(b) Harvard professor
(c) Attorney
(d) Senator

3. What does Larry think about on this morning?
(a) His life
(b) His business
(c) His real estate business
(d) His passport

4. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?
(a) He despises it
(b) He tolerates it
(c) He enjoys it
(d) He is quitting

5. Where does Sally to with the Langs?
(a) Vermont
(b) Maine
(c) Florida
(d) Montana

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lessons does Charity take?

2. Who convinces the doctor to let Larry into Sally's room?

3. How much money do Larry and Sally have that must last until payday?

4. What type of building does Charity's father have in the woods?

5. Who is Sally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the plans for Larry's day?

2. How are Sid and Charity described?

3. What does Charity learn about Larry and Sally as they talk?

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

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

6. What happens that gives Larry a bad premonition?

7. Even though he was relishing some time alone, how does Larry actually deal with so much time by himself?

8. Explain how one of the novel's themes of rescue is important in Part 1: Chapter 10.

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

10. Describe how the author introduces the reader to Larry Morgan at the beginning of the novel?

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