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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Patrick tells Zachary he's the brother of the girl he raped?
(a) Zachary apologizes.
(b) Zachary asks which girl.
(c) Zachary insists he never raped Marianne.
(d) Zachary laughs.

2. What happens after Patrick changes his thesis topic three times?
(a) He was notified he was failing the course.
(b) He was told he could not change his mind again.
(c) He was told he had to do exactly what his adviser wanted or drop the course.
(d) He was notified he'd been assigned a new adviser.

3. Why can't Michael Sr. get and keep a job?
(a) He looks terrible.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He has a bad attitude and temper.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

4. What does Patrick do when Zachary begins sinking in the bog?
(a) He laughs and tells him he's getting what he deserves.
(b) He turns around and walks away.
(c) He watches as Zachary goes under and drowns.
(d) He suddenly changes his mind and pulls him out.

5. Where does Patrick expect to capture Zachary Lundt?
(a) At the gym where Zachary works out.
(b) At the bog.
(c) Cobb's Corner Inn.
(d) At the country club.

6. What does Corrine say after they scatter her husband's ashes?
(a) He'd think it was funny.
(b) This is funny.
(c) She can hear dad laughing.
(d) All the answers are correct.

7. What happens when Abelove finds Marianne crying in the greenhouse?
(a) He pulls her onto his lap and tries to dry her tears.
(b) He laughs at her saying that crying is okay.
(c) He squats beside her and gently asks what is wrong.
(d) He pulls her into his arms and tries to kiss her.

8. In the chapter, "Rag-Quilt Life," what does Marianne say before she leaves the Co-Op?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) That she needs a vacation.
(d) That she will be back.

9. On the morning after the funeral, what personal question does Abelove ask Marianne?
(a) He wanted to know if he could talk to her parents and smooth things over for her.
(b) If they could live together, like test driving a car.
(c) If there was anything he could do to help her.
(d) If they could live together and maybe marry.

10. Where is Judd to pick up the guns after Patrick is finished with them?
(a) In a trash can by the high school.
(b) At an abandoned cemetery.
(c) In the woods behind their house.
(d) Under some leaves by their church.

11. What duty of Birk's does Marianne take over that makes a huge difference at the Co-Op?
(a) Keeping the duty roster up to date.
(b) Fundraising.
(c) Working in the garden.
(d) Baking bread.

12. When Marianne awakens the morning after her grandmother's funeral, what happens?
(a) She feels wonderful.
(b) She is called to Abelove's office.
(c) She wants to go for a long walk.
(d) She feels sick.

13. How many hours does Marianne work at the Co-Op a week?
(a) Sixty or seventy.
(b) Thirty or forty.
(c) Fifty or sixty.
(d) Forty or fifty.

14. What does Aunt Ethel tell her about her mother?
(a) Her mother wants her to attend her grandmother's funeral.
(b) Her mother doesn't want her to attend her grandmother's funeral.
(c) Her mother wanted Aunt Ethel to call and tell her about her grandmother.
(d) That her mother is going to the funeral alone.

15. What member of the family is missing at Michael Mulvaney Sr.'s funeral?
(a) Corrine.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Judd.
(d) Mike Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been happening to Marianne since her father's death?

2. Why does Patrick call the Lundts in March?

3. What does an elderly tenant have in the backyard of Judd's new home?

4. Where does Michael Sr. live when his son, Mike, visits him?

5. What happens to Marianne when she cries while shoveling snow?

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