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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. In the chapter, "Intensive Care," what is happening to Michael Mulvaney, Sr.?
(a) He's in the hospital for tests.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He has a stomach ulcer.
(d) He is dying.

2. How does Judd explain what happens to their family?
(a) Things go wrong and no one knows how to fix it.
(b) They were all too stubborn.
(c) They were all too prideful.
(d) He doesn't know, but says they should forget about it.

3. What does Judd tell Patrick about their mother on Sunday mornings at church?
(a) It's like the pastor and his wife are her only friends.
(b) It's like she gets her strength from church.
(c) It's like she's not really there, she just stares into space.
(d) It's like she breaks down every Sunday morning.

4. What does Corrine say to Judd when she invites him to a Fourth of July cookout?
(a) That it was finally time to celebrate.
(b) That he should bring ice.
(c) That it would also be a family reunion.
(d) It was going to be a great feast.

5. Why does Judd finally leave home?
(a) He is going to college.
(b) He has a new job in another city.
(c) He feels that it is time to move.
(d) His father beats him up when he tries to protect his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Michael Sr. in Rochester?

2. On the morning following her trip to the funeral, what does Abelove ask Marianne about Hewie?

3. What does Judd think when Corrine tells him that Patrick is going to be at the reunion?

4. Where does Michael Mulvaney move after he leaves Corrine?

5. What finally happens while Marianne is working at Stump Creek Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

2. In the chapter, "Tears," what is it that Marianne is patiently waiting for?

3. What is happening to Marianne's grades in college and why is it happening?

4. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

5. Why does Marianne run away from the Green Isle Co-Op without a word to anyone?

6. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

7. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?

8. What is it that Marianne fears about people making too much of her, worrying about her, or touching her?

9. What seems to be happening to Corrine in the chapter, "Hard Reckoning?"

10. What happens after Michael Sr. files for bankruptcy?

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