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

2. Why is Bernard killed?
(a) His involvement in underworld crime.
(b) The jealousy of a business rival.
(c) A mugging gone wrong.
(d) The jealous rage of Faye's husband.

3. Why is Howard fired from his job?
(a) Poor attendance.
(b) The company was sold.
(c) Chronic tardiness.
(d) Corrupt behavior.

4. What happens to Jules at school?
(a) He is beaten up for trying to steal someone's lunch.
(b) He falls in love with a nun.
(c) He is paddled by a teacher.
(d) He is suspended for starting a fight.

5. How did Bernard make most of his money?
(a) An item he invented.
(b) The business he owned.
(c) His involvement in the Detroit mob.
(d) An inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Howard living, after the war?

2. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?

3. Why does Maureen enjoy the library so much?

4. How does the barn fire start?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Loretta and Bernie?

2. What is the result of Jules's and Nadine's adventure?

3. To whom does Maureen write her letters?

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

5. What does Loretta think about her relationship with her children while she is in the shelter?

6. What does Jules do at the end of Chapter 7 of the third book?

7. Why is Jim re-evaluating his relationship with his current wife?

8. What is the content of Maureen's letters?

9. What happens when Loretta visits her father for the first time after her marriage?

10. How does Jules seduce Nadine?

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