2. Why does Helen get mad at Milton at the birthday party?
(a) He dances with all the women but her.
(b) He gives alcohol to Peyton.
(c) He is caught kissing Dolly.
(d) He gets drunk and passes out.

3. How many years have Milton and Helen been separated?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

4. On whose money was Milton essentially living?
(a) His own.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) His father's.

5. What is Peyton unable to do in relationships?
(a) Reciprocate.
(b) Apologize.
(c) Love.
(d) Forgive.

6. What is Peyton's interest in men?
(a) She wants to be in love.
(b) What they are able to give her.
(c) Where they are going to college.
(d) She wants to lose her virginity.

7. What position did Helen adopt in life?
(a) Helpmate.
(b) Heroine.
(c) Visionary.
(d) Martyr.

8. Why did Milton feel such a sense of shame?
(a) Because he was fired.
(b) Because he had multiple affairs.
(c) Because his marriage was a fiasco.
(d) Because he had two failed businesses.

9. What does Helen recall in this chapter?
(a) Peyton's bad marriage.
(b) Peyton's college days.
(c) Peyton's wedding day.
(d) Peyton's days as a youngster.

10. Where does Dolly find Milton?
(a) A newspaper stand.
(b) A diner.
(c) A bar.
(d) A phone booth.

11. How had Dolly always felt about Milton's relationship with Peyton?
(a) She was jealous of it.
(b) She thought it was sweet.
(c) She thought it was inappropriate.
(d) She thought it was incestuous.

12. What does Helen recollect about Milton in this chapter?
(a) His proposal of marriage.
(b) His pleas for reconciliation.
(c) His college days.
(d) His becoming a father for the first time.

13. Whose words are italicized in the book?
(a) Helen's.
(b) Milton's father's.
(c) Peyton's.
(d) Helen's mother's.

14. Why did Peyton go to the city mentioned in #70?
(a) To study art.
(b) To become a dancer.
(c) To become an actor.
(d) To get into advertising.

15. Who is the funeral director?
(a) Mr. Denning.
(b) Mr. Casper.
(c) Mr. Gaspar.
(d) Mr. Collins.