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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 does Patrick need Judd to do to help him follow through with his plan?
(a) Get a pistol from the nightstand beside their father's bed.
(b) Get some guns from their gun cabinet.
(c) Get some fertilizer from the barn.
(d) Create an alibi for him.

2. What is the name of the person Marianne is living with?
(a) Ethel Mulaney.
(b) Grandma Hausmann.
(c) Katrina Mulvaney.
(d) Ethel Hausmann.

3. What does Corrine think Michael is doing when he talks to an attorney?
(a) Preparing a defense for what he plans to do.
(b) Planning to divorce her.
(c) Planning a cival lawsuit against Zachary Lundt.
(d) Getting a will drawn up.

4. Who is P.J.?
(a) Papa John, Michael's father.
(b) Corrine, who loved being in her PJ's.
(c) Patrick Mulvaney.
(d) Corrine's aunt, Penelope Josephine.

5. What is meant by Pinch's laser-ray?
(a) The way Patrick squints because his left eye is so weak.
(b) It is a joking term Judd uses for Patrick's glasses.
(c) It is a toy Patrick was given at Christmas a long time ago.
(d) The nasty look he gives before he gets angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Corrine feel about telling Michael about their daughter's rape?

2. How many members of the Mulvaney family are there at the beginning of the story?

3. What does Judd realize as he listens to his heartbeat?

4. Who is Jill James?

5. Who approaches Corrine at the post office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What exactly does Patrick mean when he says "execution of justice?"

2. What is the toll on Judd as his siblings leave home?

3. What is revealed about the experience of Michael Sr. and Corrine becoming parents to their four children?

4. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?

5. In the chapter, "Imminent Mortality", how does Michael Sr. react to the news that his daughter has been raped?

6. What does Lydia Bethune tell Corrine about Marianne and what bothers her the most about the revelation?

7. What is happening to Michael Sr. when he visits the bar in the Mt. Ephraim Country Club that causes him to throw the contents of his glass of beer into Judge Gerald Kirkland's face?

8. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?

9. What upsets Corrine when she finds a matchbook in Michael's pants pocket from the Wolf's Head Inn?

10. In the chapter, "Every Heartbeat," what is it that Judd suddenly realizes?

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