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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marie's statement that "somebody had to put the tears in your eyes" suggests:
(a) She wants to hurt Lulu the way Lulu hurt her.
(b) She sees that Lulu had to learn love and loss somehow.
(c) She knows that Lulu's son could not help her put in her eye drops.
(d) She believes Nector's death has hurt Lulu.

2. Dot's most outstanding characteristic is:
(a) She hates pissants.
(b) She is an escaped convict.
(c) She never gets angry.
(d) She is direct.

3. The allusion to the story of Jesus Christ when Henry eats his own blood mixed with bread suggests:
(a) Henry will be persecuted for his actions in the war.
(b) Henry was a sacrifice in the Viet Nam war.
(c) Henry does not have a faith any longer.
(d) Henry believes he will save his people.

4. Henry continues to tell himself to "advise restraint" throughout the evening in order to:
(a) Keep himself from running away from Albertine.
(b) Keep himself from acting suddenly or violently.
(c) Keep himself from breaking the bathroom door down.
(d) Keep himself from drinking too much.

5. Marie's statement that Nector "has to have his candy" refers to:
(a) His affair with Lulu and his literal love of candy.
(b) His refusal to accept that he has diabetes.
(c) His belief that candy allows him to have his second childhood.
(d) His refusal to allow Marie to control him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that Lyman cannot keep the positions of the North and South Vietnamese soldiers straight implies:

2. Albertine thinks baby Shawn will be as heavy as any truck load because:

3. Henry and Albertine need each other because:

4. In what way is Lipsha "the only one that's ignorant?"

5. Henry doesn't want the red convertible anymore because:

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