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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Jules while he and Nadine are on the road?
(a) He is hit by a car.
(b) He gets dysentery.
(c) He is shot and killed.
(d) He receives word that his mother is dead.

2. Where is Howard living, after the war?
(a) On the streets.
(b) At home with his mother.
(c) In Detroit, with Loretta.
(d) With another relative.

3. What does Loretta force Maureen to do for Pat?
(a) Shave his chest.
(b) Perform sexual favors for him.
(c) Give him backrubs.
(d) Wash his laundry.

4. Why is Jules so anxious at the bank when cashing Bernard's checks?
(a) He doesn't believe that the checks are real.
(b) Jules is afraid he will be robbed.
(c) Jules has forged the check amounts.
(d) Jules is waiting for his accomplice to rob the bank.

5. How might Nadine's emotions be described?
(a) Somewhat stable.
(b) Very unstable.
(c) Very stable.
(d) Somewhat unstable.

6. Who takes Mrs. Wendall to all of her appointments at the clinic?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Jules.
(d) Howard.

7. Who cooks and waits up for Pat every night?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Betty.
(c) No one.
(d) Maureen.

8. How long is Pat in jail?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

9. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?
(a) Because they have no place to live themselves.
(b) Because they are in the hospital.
(c) Because her husband doesn't welcome strangers.
(d) Because they are already living in someone else's home.

10. Who is Howard Wendall?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A chef.

11. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?
(a) She hates every moment of it, and hates her parents for forcing her to such lengths.
(b) She distances herself from it and focuses only on the money she is making.
(c) She doesn't mind it, and sometimes enjoys it.
(d) Her attitude about it is never expressed.

12. Why does Loretta feed Maureen sweets every day?
(a) Loretta wants to make Maureen happy with her favorite foods.
(b) Loretta wants to keep Maureen too weak to run away.
(c) Loretta thinks that if Maureen is eating, she is fine.
(d) Loretta feels that Maureen is too thin.

13. When Pat comes home after witnessing Maureen's actions, what does he do?
(a) He packs Maureen's things and throws them onto the lawn.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He beats Maureen severely.
(d) He talks to Loretta about Maureen's actions.

14. What does Nadine know about why Bernard was killed?
(a) She thinks it is because he didn't pay his bookie.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She knows it is because he got involved with the wrong people.
(d) She knows who killed him, and why.

15. How does Maureen feel about her parents?
(a) She loves them, and is happy at home.
(b) She hates them for keeping the family mired in poverty.
(c) She admires them for their hard work.
(d) She loves them, and pities them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school do Loretta's children attend?

2. Where are Jules and Nadine at the end of Chapter 6 of the second book?

3. How does Maureen decide to make money?

4. How does Loretta's family feel about Mrs. Wendall's placement in a nursing home?

5. Who is Jules?

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