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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 is the name of Norma French's boyfriend?
(a) Sam.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Troy.
(d) Lou.

2. What does Dolores' mother do instead of attending the interview with the pest control company?
(a) Visit her ex-husband.
(b) Dye her hair.
(c) Go to a bar.
(d) Visit the mental hospital.

3. What was the name of Dolores' mother's favorite television program?
(a) Jackie Sullivan Variety Hour.
(b) Queen for a Day.
(c) The Honeymooners.
(d) Father Knows Best.

4. Who does Dolores call after her mother's nervous breakdown?
(a) Her father.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) No one.

5. What is the name of Larry's daughter?
(a) Claire.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Tia.
(d) Sammie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dolores invite Larry and his family to spend the night in her Grandmother's house?

2. After the rape, to where do the Speights say they are moving?

3. What does Dolores' father do with the nursery furniture after her mother loses the baby?

4. What had Larry's wife, Rita, wanted to name their baby?

5. When had Dolores' mother begun saving money for her college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of behavior does Dolores exhibit after she returns to public high school?

2. Why is Mr. Pucci fired from his job at the school?

3. What brings Dolores and Dante back together after she kicks him out of the house?

4. What transpires after Dolores' mother goes for her first job interview?

5. How did Larry and Ruth meet and why did they move?

6. How does Dottie feel about Dolores?

7. How does Dolores react to her mother's nightly walks and why?

8. Why does Dolores write that she loves Dante?

9. Why does Dolores want to go to Cape Cod?

10. Why does Dolores call Dottie after the assault by Eric?

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