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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Montgomery tease his mother with a drink?
(a) Because there isn't any more.
(b) Because he knows she hates when he drinks.
(c) Because he isn't supposed to drink.
(d) Because she has stopped drinking.
2. What does Montgomery consider asking Charlie for?
(a) A loan.
(b) Directions.
(c) A tour around town.
(d) A ride home.
3. What does Montgomery call his mother when he calls her to the witness stand?
(a) His savior.
(b) The devil.
(c) A sweetheart.
(d) An angel.
4. Where did Montgomery's father die?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In the large, front room.
(d) In the basement.
5. How does Montgomery describe his father's appearance?
(a) Stocky and fair.
(b) Extremely overweight.
(c) Tall and muscular.
(d) A thin frame with pale features.
6. What kind of mother does Montgomery see his wife as?
(a) Abusive.
(b) Attentive.
(c) Neglectful and airheaded.
(d) Caring.
7. What has Montgomery been doing to his mother and childhood home?
(a) He's been supporting her for years.
(b) He has hired a caretaker to take care of her needs.
(c) He has been visiting regularly.
(d) He's been taking money from her estate.
8. If not in his current situation, where would Montgomery have gotten the money to repay his loan?
(a) From his mother.
(b) From his lawyer.
(c) From Anna Behrens.
(d) From Charlie French.
9. Why does Montgomery claim he chose his profession?
(a) To make sense of the world.
(b) To make a lot of money.
(c) To travel the world.
(d) To become successful.
10. What does the argument between Montgomery and his mother about the missing items bring up?
(a) Montgomery's bad habits.
(b) Montgomery's abandonment.
(c) His father's death.
(d) Montgomery's reckless past.
11. Why does Montgomery's mother insist on him looking over the house?
(a) She wants him to see the art she bought.
(b) She wants him to make repairs.
(c) One day the house would be his.
(d) She wants him to see the repairs she made.
12. What is the name of Montgomery's mother?
(a) Joanne.
(b) Dorothy or Dolly.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Margaret or Maggie.
13. How do his mother and the stable hand react when he asks about the missing items?
(a) They explain where they are calmly.
(b) They act concerned about the disappearance also.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They never realized the items were gone.
14. How does the person who supplied the money for Montgomery's loan feel about not being paid back?
(a) Furious with Montgomery.
(b) Very understanding and gives Montgomery an extension.
(c) Tells Montgomery not to worry about it.
(d) Unhappy and demands Montgomery get the money.
15. What does Montgomery tell Maolseachlainn the fight was about?
(a) Montgomery doing drugs.
(b) Money.
(c) Betrayal and Joanne.
(d) Montgomery drinking.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long has Montgomery been away from his family home until this most recent visit?
2. What gives Montgomery a feeling of grief as he stands in his mother's kitchen?
3. Where does Charlie French take Montgomery as a kid?
4. Who does Montgomery introduce the reader while speaking to the court?
5. How did Montgomery meet his wife?
This section contains 524 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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