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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the second book end?
(a) Jules and Nadine get married.
(b) Nadine dies.
(c) Jules dies.
(d) Jules is permanently injured.

2. The third book begins in what year?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1971.

3. What does Loretta steal during the riots?
(a) A car.
(b) A television.
(c) Food.
(d) A gun.

4. How does Jules feel about Nadine when they reunite?
(a) He is interested in her because she is a challenge.
(b) He doesn't have any deep feelings for her.
(c) He is still in love with her.
(d) He stays with her because he is lonely.

5. Who does Jules encounter after breaking the windows?
(a) A news reporter.
(b) The boy who gave him the rifle.
(c) A policeman who had shot at him.
(d) A woman he recognizes from the newspaper.

6. What does the library mean to Maureen?
(a) It symbolizes the education that will get her out of her present situation.
(b) It is a place for her to see her friends, away from her mother's watchful eye.
(c) It is the place where she someday hopes to have a career.
(d) It is a haven of peace, and a place to escape.

7. Which character is central in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Jules.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Betty.
(d) Maureen.

8. What has the visitor been doing for Maureen?
(a) Loaning her money to get her out of her parents' house.
(b) Tutoring her in her college work.
(c) Trying to help her find a job.
(d) Helping to bring her out of her catatonic state.

9. How does Nadine feel about Jules when they reunite?
(a) She loves him, but is confused.
(b) She loves him and wants to leave her husband to be with him.
(c) She wants him because she is bored and lonely.
(d) She is simply using him.

10. What about Jules bothers his girlfriend?
(a) His violent tendencies.
(b) His inability to commit to her.
(c) His past, which he doesn't like to discuss.
(d) His flashbacks.

11. Who is ill in Chapter 10 of the second book?
(a) Jules.
(b) Brock.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Maureen.

12. Why does Loretta seek shelter at the YMCA?
(a) She lost her job and can't pay her rent.
(b) The friend she was staying with moved to another state.
(c) A firebomb burns down her building.
(d) Her husband left and she can't pay her rent.

13. What happens as Nadine and Jules are walking together and making plans to meet again?
(a) Nadine's husband finds her and kills Jules.
(b) Jules is hit by a drunk driver.
(c) Nadine pulls a gun from her pocket and shoots Jules and herself.
(d) Nadine is killed by a heart attack.

14. What does Vera suggest for a radical display?
(a) A large fire.
(b) A protest in front of the city hall.
(c) A hunger strike.
(d) An attack on the police force.

15. What is Maureen doing at the beginning of the third book?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Working at the library.
(c) Staring into her reflection in a mirror.
(d) Having a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jules and Nadine go after becoming reacquainted?

2. Where does Maureen write her letters?

3. Who does Maureen want to marry?

4. After her marriage to Jim, why doesn't Maureen want any contact with her family?

5. When Maureen's recovery begins, how long has she been in her catatonic state?

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