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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the children react to Howard's death?
(a) They show little emotion.
(b) They are all devastated.
(c) Betty is the only one who is upset about it.
(d) Jules is devastated, but the girls show little emotion.

2. Why does Maureen need money immediately?
(a) To buy a gun.
(b) To get out of her parents' house.
(c) To make a deposit for her college application.
(d) To pay Pat's bookie.

3. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?
(a) Her deteriorating health.
(b) The family can't afford to feed her.
(c) Mrs. Wendall no longer wants to live with Loretta and her children.
(d) The family is forced to move into a smaller home.

4. What does Loretta discover when she visits her father after moving away?
(a) That he is missing.
(b) That he has been killed.
(c) That he has gotten remarried.
(d) That he has been institutionalized.

5. What are Maureen's responsibilities on a daily basis?
(a) Only her schoolwork.
(b) Going to work and completing her schoolwork.
(c) Cooking, housework, and her own schoolwork.
(d) Going to work, because she does not attend school.

6. Who is Jules?
(a) Brock's brother.
(b) Loretta's oldest son.
(c) Howard's brother.
(d) Loretta's nephew.

7. What sort of relationship does Betty have with her brother and sister?
(a) Betty isn't close to either of her siblings.
(b) Betty is close to Jules, but not to Maureen.
(c) Betty is close to Maureen, but not to Jules.
(d) All three of them are very close.

8. What type of child is Betty?
(a) Helpful and cooperative around the house.
(b) A child of the streets at an early age.
(c) Independent and responsible.
(d) Cheerful and loving.

9. Where does Loretta rent a room?
(a) Over a funeral parlor.
(b) Over a flower shop.
(c) Behind a general store.
(d) Next to a police station.

10. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?
(a) To fight in World War II.
(b) To move in with his mistress.
(c) To live with and care for his aging mother.
(d) To backpack across Europe.

11. Why does Bernard give Jules three hundred dollars?
(a) For a haircut, a suit, and groceries for his mother.
(b) For a new car.
(c) So Jules can go to Texas.
(d) So Jules can pay off a debt.

12. How does the barn fire start?
(a) Embers from a campfire.
(b) A magic trick gone awry.
(c) Sunlight hitting a convex piece of glass.
(d) A cigarette butt that isn't extinguished.

13. How does Maureen feel about the loss of her notebook?
(a) She is proud of herself for keeping duplicates of all of her notes.
(b) She is devastated by her own irresponsibility.
(c) She is furious at her sister's carelessness.
(d) She feels hopeless and doesn't know how to retrieve it.

14. Where does Mrs. Wendall live after Howard's death?
(a) She goes to a funeral home.
(b) She goes to live with a relative in the country.
(c) She continues to live with Loretta and her new husband.
(d) She goes to live with one of her other children.

15. In what condition does Jules find Bernard?
(a) Drunk and passed out in an alley.
(b) Being held hostage.
(c) Penniless and suicidal.
(d) Lying face-up, with his throat slashed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howard do for Loretta?

2. How does Maureen decide to make money?

3. What does Mrs. Wendall say about Jules's future?

4. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?

5. Who watches Loretta's children while Loretta goes out to make money?

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