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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is being broadcast on television when Maureen visits Loretta at her apartment?
(a) News of the race riots in Detroit.
(b) A sitcom that portrays a poverty-stricken family.
(c) A game show.
(d) News of the war that has just begun.

2. Where does Jules see Nadine again, after their long separation following the ill-fated road trip?
(a) Shopping for groceries.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At the bank.
(d) At work.

3. What does Samson do for Jules?
(a) Gives him a job.
(b) Helps him get Nadine back.
(c) Buys him a car.
(d) Loans him money.

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

5. What does Maureen do at the University of Detroit?
(a) Works as a secretary.
(b) Works as a janitor.
(c) Attends night school.
(d) Tutors high school students.

6. After her marriage to Jim, why doesn't Maureen want any contact with her family?
(a) Joe doesn't allow her to have any contact with them.
(b) She is afraid of becoming involved with their criminal activities.
(c) She doesn't want Joe to know how poor her family is.
(d) She wants the part of her life she associates with them to be over.

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

8. How does Vera feel about Jules?
(a) She wants a more personal relationship with him.
(b) She is grateful to him for supporting her.
(c) She hates him, and wants to get away from him.
(d) She wants him to get a job and take care of her.

9. Who does Jules write to in Chapter 7 of the second book?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Brock.
(c) Nadine.
(d) Loretta.

10. Why does Mort want to rid himself of his money?
(a) He didn't work for it.
(b) He wants to give it to charity.
(c) He got it dishonestly.
(d) So he can concentrate on helping people.

11. Why did Jim marry, and stay married?
(a) Love.
(b) Financial security.
(c) His children.
(d) Ordinary reasons.

12. How does Mort feel about America?
(a) He wants things to change, but doubts they will.
(b) He is full of hope, despite the riots.
(c) He is apathetic because he doesn't believe change is coming.
(d) He has lost hope and wants to leave.

13. How does Jules feel about himself after his near-death experience?
(a) He is hopeless, and doesn't feel like himself anymore.
(b) He is angry at himself for the situation he is in.
(c) He is happier now than he ever was before.
(d) He feels as if he has a new lease on life because of what happened to him.

14. Where does Jules think he may have found a promising career?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Houston.
(d) Detroit.

15. In what way has Maureen changed since the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is confused and indecisive.
(b) She is actively pursuing what she wants.
(c) She is cold-hearted and calculating.
(d) She is heavier and less attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nadine's situation when Jules sees her again?

2. To whom is Maureen writing in Chapter 8 of the second book?

3. Why does Jim find himself attracted to Maureen?

4. Who gives Jules a rifle on the street?

5. What is Jim's family life like?

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