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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 day of the week does Hollis arrive at the Murray household?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.
2. What road did farms once line in the area where March grew up?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Olive Tree Lane.
(c) Devil's Curve.
(d) Route 22.
3. What does Louise want done with her opal ring after her death?
(a) Sold with the proceeds to the Firemen's Fund.
(b) Passed to her daughter, Susie.
(c) Left for the granddaughter she hopes to have.
(d) Given to her friend, Harriet.
4. What does Gwen have in her pocket when she refuses to be home for her mother's get-together in Chapter 11?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Money.
(c) Apples.
(d) Letter.
5. How long does it take the bartender to retrieve Hollis when March calls in Chapter 5?
(a) 12 minutes.
(b) 1 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who usually pays Alan's expenses?
2. What name does Alan refer to himself as?
3. Who is Hollis's adopted nephew?
4. After Henry Murray's death, where is Hollis's room?
5. What does Hank consider the most beautiful place on earth at twilight?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the cemetery where Judith is buried.
2. Describe Judith's garden as March finds it in Chapter 1.
3. Describe Bill Justice.
4. Why does Gwen decide to play the good girl in Chapter 10? How does she go about it?
5. What does Harriet want to gossip about with Louise, and how does Louise respond?
6. In Chapter 7, Gwen questions why she would want to go back to California. Why does she do this?
7. In general, what do the women in town think about Hollis?
8. What subject have March and Susie been dancing around, but which they actually discuss in Chapter 10? Why have they been avoiding it? Who else knows about this secret with March and Susie knowing?
9. What decision does Alan make about Hollis after Henry Murray's death?
10. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?
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