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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a crazy woman eat in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Everything in strictly proportioned and measured amounts.
(b) Four raw eggs a day along with half a grapefruit.
(c) Shredded wheat.
(d) Lots of cream, cheese, and other dairy.

2. What does a crazy woman think about while walking down the street in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) What she will say to her new boyfriend when she sees him.
(b) Where she will go for dinner later.
(c) How she will pay all her bills.
(d) Defending herself against men who might approach her menacingly or attack her.

3. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) With an indifference about who actually sees her there, trying to make it seem like she does not care about anything.
(b) In a skimpy outfit that is suggestive.
(c) Fearfully, hoping that no one will approach her.
(d) Self-consciously.

4. What over-the-counter pills does Sarah take at home to help with her headaches?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Oxycontin.
(d) Advil.

5. Where do Bianca and her husband go on their honeymoon?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Mali.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) The Sahara Desert.

6. What kinds of services does the spa in the gated community in Naples offer that cause consternation among some residents?
(a) Illegal drug administration.
(b) Plastic surgery.
(c) Fortune telling.
(d) Sexual services.

7. In the story "Difficult Women," who does a loose woman never look up to?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her supervisor.
(d) Her professor.

8. How does Tricia judge the people she cleans houses for?
(a) By their accents.
(b) By the quality of their shoes.
(c) She talks to them, and if they are unfriendly or ignore her, she decides they are bad people.
(d) By their skin color.

9. What kind of exercise does a frigid woman do in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Running.
(b) Kickboxing.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Pilates.

10. What trauma has Kate suffered before she meets her new boyfriend in Michigan?
(a) She has lost a baby.
(b) She has lost her twin sister.
(c) She has lost her husband.
(d) She has lost both of her parents.

11. What is Bianca's husband's name?
(a) Doug.
(b) Darren.
(c) Don.
(d) Dean.

12. Who comes to the strip club only to watch Sarah dance?
(a) James Michaels.
(b) Alvarez.
(c) Father Michael Patrick Minty.
(d) William Livingston III.

13. What band does Kate love?
(a) U2.
(b) The Counting Crows.
(c) Coldplay.
(d) The Beastie Boys.

14. What do the priests who were sent to deal with Bianca say about her?
(a) That she should become a nun.
(b) That they could cure her with exorcism.
(c) That they could pray away the evil in her.
(d) That whatever was wrong with her was the fault of the devil.

15. What is Sarah's secret about her heritage?
(a) That she has one black grandparent.
(b) That her father was black.
(c) That both her parents were black.
(d) That her mother was black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William Livingston III secretly put into his housekeeper's room?

2. What channel does Candy tell Sarah to watch for inspiration for her strip dances?

3. Who does a frigid woman surround herself with in the story "Difficult Women"?

4. What movie does the unnamed narrator in the story "Baby Arm" tell her boyfriend she liked?

5. What does Magnus teach Kate how to do outside his trailer?

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