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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. Clem defends kids at school who were called what?
(a) Maggots and faggots.
(b) Faggots and wusses.
(c) Wussies and pussies.
(d) Faggots and nerds.

2. The novel Crossroads begins in what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) St. Paul.

3. Who sells Larry the marijuana that his mother finds in his bedroom?
(a) Perry.
(b) Sally.
(c) Laura.
(d) Marion.

4. Why does Russ have an accident in his car when he is with Frances?
(a) He is distracted yelling at Frances.
(b) He is distracted by a bicyclist.
(c) He is distracted lusting after Frances.
(d) He is distracted by a snowstorm.

5. Who is the young widow in the church congregation?
(a) Franny Cottrell.
(b) Frances Cottrell.
(c) Melissa Cottrell.
(d) Freesia Cottrell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Clem is stressed about college school work, what does he do instead of studying?

2. What famous poet does Clem refer to his love for Sharon?

3. Becky is in what grade at high school?

4. What are the two sides of Clem’s personality that he feels he needs in order to kill the enemy in Vietnam?

5. The Hildebrandt family lives in what city and state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marion call Shirley’s acting insignificant, by referring to her as a “pretty face who memorized lines”?

2. Why does Becky say that Shirley’s death was like that of Eleanor Rigby?

3. How is Judson treated as a character in the novel?

4. Marion always said that Shirley had no use for women, and only wanted men in her life. How does Marion end up being the same way in her own life?

5. Why does Perry say that he is “damned” at the Haefle party, when he gets caught getting drunk by his mother?

6. What was Frances Cottrell’s marriage like to her husband before he died?

7. What does Frances want to do with the marijuana she finds in Larry’s bedroom?

8. Why does Marion still feel guilty for her father’s suicide?

9. Why is Russ upset that Frances calls Ambrose a “genius” for his work with the church teen group Crossroads?

10. Why does Clem feel that he has exhausted his relationship with Becky?

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