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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. Following the fight with Joey in "Good Neighbors," Patty returns to the lake house and only comes home for what?
(a) Summer break.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) A funeral.

2. The one person Patty particularly adores is whom?
(a) Her son, Joey.
(b) Her husband, Walter.
(c) Her neighbor Connie.
(d) Her daughter, Jessica.

3. When Patty's parents learn of her rape, what do they want her to do?
(a) Tell the police.
(b) Leave the area.
(c) Go to the hospital.
(d) Forget about what happened.

4. Joey's business involves selling what?
(a) Watches.
(b) Necklaces.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Shoelaces.

5. Who does Eliza start dating soon after meeting Patty?
(a) Vin Haven.
(b) Richard Katz.
(c) Walter Berglund.
(d) Ethan Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is golden-haired and good at everything?

2. At what did Patty excel in her youth?

3. What is the name of Carol Monaghan's boyfriend in "Good Neighbors"?

4. What does Walter offer Richard for the summer in "Mistakes Were Made"?

5. Who is the first of Patty's nonathletic friends in "Mistakes Were Made"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patty learn about Walter and his childhood?

2. How does Patty respond to Joey's relationship with Connie?

3. What is The Fiend of Athens, and how do Walter and Patty interpret it?

4. How do Patty and Richard end up taking a road trip? What happens during that trip?

5. When Richard is invited to stay at the lake house, what is the state of Patty and Walter's marriage?

6. What is Nameless Lake, and how does it get its name?

7. Describe the friendship between Eliza and Patty.

8. Who is Walter? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

9. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

10. Who is Richard? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

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