501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
in a two-room apartment above a store.
b.
in a delivery truck.
c.
next to a movie theater.
d.
with Pauline’s family.
e.
in a housekeeper’s quarters.
239.
Lines 1–5 suggest that just prior to Pauline’s pregnancy, Cholly
had
a.
loved Pauline dearly.
b.
begun to neglect Pauline.
c.
worked every day of the week.
d.
cared about Pauline’s dreams.
e.
graduated from college.
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240.
Pauline’s loneliness is 
different
from the loneliness she felt back
home (lines 10–11) because
a.
she’s more bored than lonely.
b.
her family has abandoned her.
c.
she wants Cholly to be more romantic.
d.
she’s a mother now.
e.
she shouldn’t feel lonely with Cholly.
241.
Pauline’s 
earlier dreams
(line 14) were of
a.
romance.
b.
being beautiful.
c.
having many children.
d.
being a famous actress.
e.
owning her own store.
242.
The passage suggests that going to the movies will