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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Clare's aunts do to her?
(a) Used her father against her.
(b) Made her care for them in their old age.
(c) Tortured her with religion.
(d) Forced her to learn to cook.

2. Irene has a bad moment during the social event wherein she
(a) Throws a champagne bottle.
(b) Pushes Clare across the room.
(c) Deliberately breaks a tea cup.
(d) Screams at Brian.

3. Why does Irene feel it unsafe for Clare to come back?
(a) She could be assaulted.
(b) Her husband and child could find out.
(c) She could be mistaken for someone else.
(d) Her picture could end up in the papers.

4. What does Clare's stationery say about her?
(a) She is feminine.
(b) She is plain.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is wealthy.

5. Soon after Helga is well enough to be out of bed
(a) She begins to give birth to her fifth child.
(b) She rejects Green's advances.
(c) She packs up to leave.
(d) She prays for redemption.

6. What is a personality trait of Clare's that stands out in Irene's mind?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her affection.
(c) Her selflessness.
(d) Her energy.

7. Brian states that sex is a joke because
(a) He thinks sex is hilarious.
(b) His marriage is clearly unhappy.
(c) He wants his son to think sex is funny.
(d) He likes off color jokes.

8. For more than a week, Helga remains in a state of
(a) Prayer.
(b) Unconsciousness.
(c) Blissful motherhood.
(d) Rage.

9. Helga makes the decision while she is still bedridden to
(a) Flee to Naxos.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Re-commit to the church.
(d) Leave Pastor Green.

10. Green's bad habits are outweighed by his
(a) Devotion to her.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Goodness and holiness.
(d) Long sermons.

11. At the tea, Irene is
(a) Preoccupied with her children.
(b) Clearly tired of Hugh Wentworth.
(c) Unusually chatty.
(d) Her usual charming self.

12. When Brian tries to talk to his sons about racism, Irene
(a) Speaks for him.
(b) Encourages him.
(c) Admonishes him.
(d) Contradicts him.

13. Irene does not tell Brian about bumping into Bellew because
(a) She is not sure why it happened.
(b) It might serve as a warning to him.
(c) She thinks it is meaningless.
(d) She is embarrassed.

14. Helga has developed a new appreciation for
(a) Hard work.
(b) Naxos and its efforts.
(c) New York and its excitement.
(d) The black southerners and their simplicity.

15. Brian's comments about sex being a joke indicate that
(a) He sees the humor in the jokes.
(b) He thinks sex is hilarious.
(c) He and Irene don't have much of a sex life.
(d) He is happy with his marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whrn speaking with Hugh Wentworth at the dance, Irene

2. As to Clare's motives, Irene is

3. When it comes to Clare's motives, Irene is

4. In her illness, Helga is unable to

5. Why does Irene think Hugh Wentworth wants to come to Negro events?

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