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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The loud gyrations of the drummer remind Frank of whom?
(a) An African dancer.
(b) His wife.
(c) The erotic moves of Maureen Grube.
(d) Milly.

2. Who is Bart Pollock?
(a) Frank's friend.
(b) CEO of Knox Machine Company.
(c) Jackson Pollack's brother.
(d) General sales manager for the electronics division of Knox Business Machines.

3. After the Givings leave, what does Frank Wheeler do?
(a) He complains to his wife.
(b) He takes a nap.
(c) He talks to his children.
(d) He pours himself a stiff drink.

4. How does the reader learn a lot of back story on the current situation between Frank and April?
(a) Frank's argument with April.
(b) A letter from April.
(c) Frank's flashback.
(d) April's flashback.

5. Describe Helen's home.
(a) It is drab and boring.
(b) It is dirty and messy.
(c) It is fairly neat and tidy.
(d) It is clean and crisp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank try to dismiss the afternoon?

2. What does Pollock realize about Earl Wheeler?

3. What does Frank see as the beginning of his father's decline in health, as well as his mother's?

4. What does Frank Wheeler tell his wife concerns him?

5. What does Frank do after pulling the car over?

(see the answer key)

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