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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. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?
(a) Back to Detroit.
(b) Overseas to be with Howard.
(c) Nowhere; she stays with Mrs. Wendall.
(d) To Texas, to start a new life.

2. In what condition is Pat when he comes home at night?
(a) He usually doesn't come home.
(b) He comes home in a good mood many nights.
(c) He comes home exhausted and cranky from working late.
(d) He comes home late and drunk.

3. Who is Betty?
(a) Loretta's younger daughter.
(b) Maureen's cousin.
(c) Loretta's friend.
(d) Howard's sister.

4. How does Maureen decide to make money?
(a) She tutors her classmates.
(b) She sells her collection of porcelain dolls.
(c) She turns to prostitution.
(d) She sells her grandmother's medication.

5. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?
(a) Brock.
(b) Rita.
(c) Her father.
(d) Bernie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Maureen have a job?

2. Who is Brock, in relation to Loretta?

3. How does the barn fire start?

4. Who is Maureen?

5. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jules tell Vera about love?

2. What happens to Loretta after Howard's death?

3. What is Jules doing while Maureen is recovering?

4. What is Betty's relationship with her family?

5. How does Loretta meet Howard?

6. As a young adult, what is Maureen's escape from her everyday life?

7. What happens to Mrs. Wendall after Howard's death?

8. How does Jules seduce Nadine?

9. What does Jules learn about Bernard in Chapter 4 of the second book?

10. What is Maureen's situation at the beginning of the third book?

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