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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. Who gets upset by Jo's presence in the studio in Part III?
(a) Ricky's manager.
(b) Ricky's girlfriend.
(c) Ricky's brother.
(d) Ricky's mother.

2. Who is Mike's right-hand person in the Neo-Nazi movement?
(a) Peaky.
(b) Hendry.
(c) Mr. Smythe.
(d) Winston.

3. Where do Marsha and Ben go every Sunday?
(a) The beach.
(b) The bookshop.
(c) The homeless shelter.
(d) Church.

4. What new job is Alec about to start at the end of Part IV?
(a) A teaching job.
(b) An accounting job.
(c) A writing job.
(d) A medical job.

5. What does the priest ask Val in Part IV to do, if she wishes?
(a) Move into the shelter.
(b) Reconcile with her sister.
(c) Come to church.
(d) Open a bank account.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vern do to the lock at the office?

2. Who is Alec's grandchild's favorite toy?

3. What does Jo tell Ricky she misses in Part III?

4. What illness does Claude suffer from?

5. In Part III, where does Jo live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben meet Marsha?

2. What does Mike do in Part III that horrifies Val and changes the course of her life?

3. Why does Jo never end up playing her music for Ricky in Part III?

4. What feeling comes over Vern at the opera festival that he cannot quite place?

5. How does Ben generally get along with Marsha's adult sons?

6. Why does Marsha sometimes get nervous when her sister comes to visit the house for family events?

7. What is Val's life like with Mike in Part III?

8. In Part IV, what does Vern get to do as a result of his wealth that he has always wanted to do?

9. How does Ben diffuse the tension between Marsha and Gloria in Part IV?

10. What does Val think is specifically wrong with her sex life with Mike?

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