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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. Why doesn't Keith Landry stop at the Baxter house?
(a) He finds himself unable.
(b) His car breaks down.
(c) Cliff Baxter warns him away with a gun.
(d) He can't find it.

2. What does Cliff Baxter force Sherry Kolarik to do?
(a) Give him information about Keith Landry.
(b) Perform a sexual act.
(c) Pay her parking tickets.
(d) Give him money.

3. How does Keith Landry try to prevent his wife taking a lover?
(a) He keeps her busy with chores.
(b) His men watch the house.
(c) He shows her extra devotion.
(d) He threatens her life.

4. Where did Keith Landry work for many years?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Australia.

5. When did Keith Landry return to his hometown?
(a) After Desert Storm.
(b) After the Cold War.
(c) After World War II.
(d) After the Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Billy Marlon become since the last time Keith Landry saw him?

2. Who intervenes to break up the meeting peacefully?

3. Where does Keith Landry return to?

4. What is Keith Landry supposed to do, to play his part in the movement that's supposed to be gaining traction?

5. What led to the split between Keith and Annie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Keith Landry ultimately do with his car?

2. What are Keith Landry's feelings as we meet him?

3. What happens after Keith Landry gives Billy Marlon a ride home?

4. What is Cliff Baxter's relationship with Sherry Kolarik?

5. How does Cliff Baxter try to get information on Keith Landry?

6. What happens on the night of Keith Landry's meeting with Cliff Baxter?

7. What is the role of infidelity in the Baxter household?

8. How does the narrator describe the Porters' way of life?

9. Describe the farm Keith Landry returns to in Spencerville.

10. What is the state of Annie Baxter's relationship with Keith Landry at the beginning of the novel?

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