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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 was Fay's job when she met Judge?
(a) She was a lawyer.
(b) She was a secretary at the Gulf Coast Hotel.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a maid.

2. Who meets the train when Fay and Laurel arrive back in Mississippi?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The whole town.
(c) The police chief.
(d) The bridesmaids, Major Bullock, and Miss Adele.

3. What does Laurel believe the lining of the coffin does to her father?
(a) Makes Judge look healthy.
(b) Makes Judge look feminine.
(c) Makes Judge look sickly.
(d) Makes Judge look like a seashell.

4. Why is Fay unhappy with Judge's circumstances?
(a) Fay is worried about his health.
(b) Fay is worried about money.
(c) Fay is unhappy that she is in New Orleans but unable to attend carnival.
(d) Fay is anxious to get home.

5. What is wrong with Judge's eye?
(a) He has a brain tumor.
(b) The retina has slipped.
(c) He has cataracts.
(d) He has diabetic eye disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Judge doing when he experienced symptoms related to his doctor's visit?

2. Why can Judge not be moved?

3. How does Judge look after surgery?

4. What does Fay do when Laurel tells her Judge might be dying?

5. What does Fay tell Judge after he wakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Judge react to his wife's illness toward the end of her life?

2. What problem does Dr. Courtland find with Judge's eyes and is it serious?

3. What does Laurel find in the house when she returns from dinner?

4. Why does Laurel refuse to gossip about Fay?

5. What does Part 2, Chapter 4 say about the characters of Laurel and Fay?

6. Why does Laurel fly to New Orleans?

7. Is Laurel a responsible person, as demonstrated by her actions in Chapter 3?

8. What story of her mother's does Laurel recall in Part 3, Chapter 4?

9. What does the red paint on her father's desk represent to Laurel?

10. How does Laurel finally catch the bird?

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