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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. Beth is no longer grief stricken, but now only wants
(a) A new life as a single woman
(b) Whatever Pat wants
(c) An unbroken family
(d) What is best for Ben

2. Beth's romantic feelings about Nick are dissolved when she learns
(a) He has fathered other children
(b) He is really in love with his wife
(c) He is an upstanding citizen
(d) He has had affairs with other women

3. Vincent considers his family's life to be like a
(a) Soap opera
(b) A horror movie
(c) A dramatic mini-series
(d) A stage play

4. How does Vincent react to the limelight surrounding Ben's return?
(a) He resents the press
(b) He basks in the attention
(c) He tries to avoid the attention
(d) He is hostile to interviewers

5. Sam visits Reese in jail to tell him that
(a) He wants to move back from the Karras household
(b) He no longer wants Reese as a brother
(c) He wishes he had never been kidnapped
(d) He has a memory of trusting Vincent when they were young

Short Answer Questions

1. Beth cannot restrain herself from

2. Mr. Karras considers Ben to be

3. How does Ben feel about his adoptive father?

4. George Karras is a loving

5. Why did Reese tell no one about seeing Ben in the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the ending of this story? Is it happy? Is the story a tragedy?

2. Why does Reese refer to the celebration of Ben's return as a "manger scene?"

3. What small detail of Ben's disappearance does Reese finally discuss in words with Dr. Kilgore?

4. What is the most astonishing thing about the Cappadoras finding Ben?

5. Ben has disappeared again. Where has he gone, and why?

6. What does the boy who knocks at Beth's door want?

7. Is George Karras a monster? How do we know?

8. How does Vincent present himself to his long-lost little brother, Sam?

9. Why did Vincent not mention the kid he thought might be Ben?

10. Why does Beth seek out Nick again? Does she get what she wants?

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