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

2. How does Marianne respond to Abelove's personal question?
(a) She said she had work to do.
(b) She thanked him.
(c) She told him she had to leave.
(d) All the answers are correct.

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

4. What does Patrick suddenly remember as he drives with Zachary?
(a) The classes he was missing.
(b) Easter services the next day.
(c) His family.
(d) The German woodcut "The Huntsman."

5. What does an elderly tenant have in the backyard of Judd's new home?
(a) A rocking chair.
(b) A small garden.
(c) A rabbit pen.
(d) A coop of chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Michael Sr. in Rochester?

2. What does Marianne do after Whit tends to Muffin?

3. What doesn't Marianne take with her?

4. What does Whit West do for Muffin?

5. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Abelove upset that Marianne accepts a ride from Hewie Miner to take her to her grandmother's funeral?

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

4. What does Marianne think will happen when she goes to her Grandmother Hauseman's funeral?

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

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

7. What makes Patrick decide to let Zach live?

8. Why, after Marianne admits she is in love with Abelove, doesn't she want to accept his proposal?

9. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?

10. What does Dr. Whittaker West do for Marianne that makes her very grateful?

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