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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?
(a) A picture of a small girl in front of a church.
(b) A picture of a man and woman in a park.
(c) A picture of an older woman in a car.
(d) A picture of a small girl and woman bowling.

2. Who is diagnosed with a dire health ailment in chapter 1?
(a) Irma Kominsky.
(b) Margaret Hughes.
(c) M.J.Striker.
(d) Wanda Schultz.

3. Who was the one person Margaret felt was not happy in her household when she was a child?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) Her father, Oscar.
(c) The gardener.
(d) Her mother, Cassandra.

4. What type of classes did one of the potential applicants for Margaret's roommate did the woman want to hold in the house?
(a) Lamaze classes.
(b) Bible classes.
(c) Book club gatherings.
(d) A poetry class.

5. What does the waitress at the coffee shop in chapter 1 suggest she would do if she learned she had a short time to live?
(a) Do something expensive.
(b) Do something dangerous.
(c) Do something adventurous.
(d) Do something that scares her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many columns of Hughes does Margaret find in the phone book, suggesting the trouble Gus McPherson had finding her number?

2. What country does the valet at the Hotel Orleans say most guests feel they have visited after staying at the hotel?

3. What did Peter tell Wanda he needed to do with his life that led to their separation, as Wanda explains it in chapter 2?

4. What is the first room Margaret shows Wanda in chapter 2?

5. Who tells Margaret she should not allow Wanda to borrow her car in chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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