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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 were Sean's parents known for?
(a) Throwing big parties.
(b) Charitable work.
(c) Fights.
(d) Biggest garden in town.

2. What noise does Andrew hear when he is getting ready to leave the Closes' house that makes him realize Eden must be awake?
(a) Radio playing.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Crying.
(d) Shouting.

3. What does Andrew find in his closet that he wears doing chores around his mother's house the day after the funeral?
(a) Track shorts from high school.
(b) Painter's pants.
(c) Jean cutoffs.
(d) Bell bottom jeans.

4. How was Sean killed?
(a) Airplane crash.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Got hit by a car.
(d) Heart attack.

5. What did Eden invite Andy to do one summer day when he was off from work?
(a) Go to the pond to swim.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Take a bike ride.
(d) Walk to the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sean go after the shooting?

2. What color velvet drapes are on the stage where refreshments are served in Chapter 1?

3. What hours does Edith work every day?

4. What was Sean arrested for in the summer before the shooting?

5. What was Eden hit with in Chapter 2 that left a scar on her cheekbone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Andy handle Eden's advances while they were at the pond when he was eighteen?

2. What was Andy's opinion about stealing when Eden took jewelry from Woolworth's?

3. In what way did Edith react when the paramedics tried to get her to lie down on a stretcher after her husband was killed?

4. Why does Andrew leave the luncheonette so quickly and speed home?

5. How did Eden become part of T.J., Sean and Andy's circle?

6. Who discovered Andrew's mother died?

7. How did Sean react when Eden broke up with him?

8. What is Edith's reaction when Andrew knocks on her door and wants to visit Eden?

9. Why does Andrew return to his mother's house?

10. How did Jim and Edith care for Eden in different ways?

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