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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 does Judge do while Laurel reads to him?
(a) Ignores her.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Watches television.
(d) Watches her with his good eye.

2. Who is Miss Adele's brother?
(a) Judge.
(b) Dr. Courtland.
(c) Major Bullock.
(d) Laurel's husband.

3. Who is waiting with Fay at the hospital?
(a) Dr. Courtland.
(b) Miss Adele.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Major Bullock.

4. What day is it when Judge dies.
(a) Laurel's birthday.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Fay's birthday.

5. Where does Laurel put Miss Adele's gift?
(a) Her father's desk.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room table.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Fay and Laurel travel back to Mississippi?

2. What does the nurse tell Laurel about Fay when she arrives?

3. What is significant about Fay's age?

4. What city does Laurel live in?

5. What does Laurel do after the nurse tells her about Fay's abuse toward Judge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fay.

2. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?

3. Who consoles Laurel after the funeral?

4. Why did Judge call himself an optimist?

5. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?

6. What makes Laurel unhappy about her father's coffin?

7. What does Fay decide to do after the funeral?

8. What does Dr. Courtland tell Laurel after her father passes away?

9. How does gossip affect the plot in Part 3, Chapter 1?

10. What does Laurel burn out in the yard?

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