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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wanda think of in chapter 16 as the paramedics load her into the ambulance?
(a) Troy's colorful wardrobe.
(b) Easter candy.
(c) Colored eggs on Easter.
(d) Colored chicks in the petshop windows at Easter.

2. What were the religious beliefs of Wanda's father?
(a) He was an atheist.
(b) He was Catholic.
(c) He was Lutheran.
(d) He was agnostic.

3. What is Creative Visualization?
(a) A New Age philosophy.
(b) A play.
(c) A book of positive reinforcements.
(d) A type of yoga.

4. What is the ritual that Margaret has grown used to Wanda conducting each morning?
(a) Wanda painting her nails.
(b) Wanda making coffee.
(c) Wanda exercising.
(d) Wanda making breakfast.

5. What two rooms did the only girl in the Schultz family have all to herself?
(a) A bathroom in the basement and a bedroom.
(b) The kitchen and a playroom in the basement.
(c) A bedroom and a playhouse in the backyard.
(d) A bathroom in the basement and a playhouse in the garage.

6. What item does the author suggest you might pick up off a desk in the prologue?
(a) A figurine.
(b) A flash drive.
(c) A pen.
(d) A letter.

7. Where does Stephen draw a picture of Margaret in chapter 5?
(a) A Bible.
(b) The back of a napkin.
(c) A sketchbook.
(d) The wall of their living room.

8. What item does a waitress have that Margaret notices in chapter 1?
(a) A nose ring.
(b) A belly button ring.
(c) A toe ring.
(d) A tongue ring.

9. In what city did Wanda and her parents live?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

10. What does Margaret break while waiting for Wanda to return from the bathroom in chapter 2?
(a) A plate.
(b) A tea cup.
(c) A window.
(d) A figurine.

11. Who does Susan bring with her in chapter 15 when she comes to interview to be Margaret and Wanda's new roommate?
(a) Her cousin and boyfriend.
(b) Her husband and two children.
(c) The children she cares for.
(d) Her former roommates.

12. What is primary or residual clay?
(a) Clay that makes porcelain.
(b) Clay that is in its purest form.
(c) Clay that has never been moved from its origin.
(d) Clay that is used first.

13. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?
(a) A picture of her daughter, Wanda.
(b) A picture of her cousin, Molly.
(c) A picture of her dead son, Daniel.
(d) A picture of her former husband, Stephen.

14. What nickname does Margaret give to Wanda in chapter 13?
(a) Wind.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Fire.
(d) Tink.

15. With what item does Wanda bring peace to the waring Schultz children?
(a) A board game.
(b) A coloring book.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) Three Musketeers bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Troy?

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

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

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

5. What point of view is used in the prologue of the novel?

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