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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 Carolyn Simpson refuse to do with her boyfriend?
(a) Skip school.
(b) Remind Mr. Beers that they know about his affair.
(c) Have sex.
(d) Go bowling.

2. What does Molly intend to do when she sneaks downstairs the night of Jennifer's burial?
(a) Steal a snack from the refrigerator.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Watch the stars.
(d) Spy on Leroy.

3. What does Leroy do to prove his heterosexuality in Part 2: Chapter 7?
(a) Finds a girlfriend.
(b) Becomes physically aggressive with other men.
(c) Joins the football team.
(d) Learns karate.

4. What does Molly put in the box that she gives to Earl Stambach?
(a) Poisonous mushrooms.
(b) Rabbit droppings.
(c) Dog droppings.
(d) Worms.

5. What does Ep call the man he fought with when he recounts the tale for his family?
(a) A jerk.
(b) A queer.
(c) A bastard.
(d) White trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molly do to Carrie when Carrie tries to teach her about canning?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what won't Molly's mother allow her to do with Leroy?

3. Who does Carrie warn Molly not to speak to unless absolutely necessary?

4. How does Leroy respond to the news of Molly's birth circumstances?

5. What does Earl Stambach do after Leroy reveals what is in the box?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Molly refuse to be Chrys' kept woman?

2. In Part 4: Chapter 14, why does Molly decide to take a lighter college course load so that she can work days instead of nights?

3. Why does Molly seem to be relieved to discover that Calvin, the man she meets in an abandoned car, is gay?

4. Why is Carrie reluctant to love Molly like her own child?

5. Why is Holly upset when Molly agrees with her statement that perhaps the two shouldn't see each other anymore?

6. Describe Molly.

7. For what reasons do Molly and her roommate Faye pledge sororities?

8. What two types of students does Molly perceive there being in her school in Florida and where does she fit in?

9. Why doesn't Connie want to be friends with Molly after she finds out about Molly's and Carolyn's homosexual relationship?

10. At the end of the novel, why is Molly bitter about the way her life has turned out?

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