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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. What does Kate's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is a painter.
(b) He is an architect.
(c) He is a logger.
(d) He is an engineer.

2. Where do people always seem to think Kate is from?
(a) Detriot.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Port-au-Prince.
(d) New York City.

3. Which identical twin does the narrator in "The Mark of Cain" prefer?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Jack.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Carson.

4. Where has Kate just taken a new job in the story "North Country"?
(a) The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
(b) The University of Nebraska.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The Michigan Institute of Technology.

5. Why does Carolina really want Savvie to come out of town to Reno with her?
(a) Carolina wants Savvie to leave the country with her.
(b) Carolina wants to get Savvie away from her boytfriend.
(c) Carolina wants to kill Savvie.
(d) Carolina receives a letter from Mr. Peter and does not feel safe staying where they lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the strip club only to watch Sarah dance?

2. What does William Livingston III force his housekeeper to do?

3. How does Tricia judge the people she cleans houses for?

4. What is one of Savvie's boyfriend's annoying habits?

5. What do the priests who were sent to deal with Bianca say about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator in "The Mark of Cain" decide not to let on that she knows her husband switches places with his twin?

2. What event eventually brings Kate and Magnus back together?

3. Why is Alvarez hesitant to get more involved with Sarah in "La Negra Blanca," even though he adores her?

4. Why do Savvie and Carolina not have to worry about money or finances?

5. Why does Carolina tell Savvie she decided to marry Darryl?

6. Why is the ceiling at Bianca's office moldy and rotted in "Water, All Its Weight"?

7. Why is William Livingston briefly appalled when he finds out that Sarah is mixed-race in "La Negra Blanca"?

8. In the story "Difficult Women," what is it about death that makes girls more interesting?

9. What is the real reason that Carolina insists Savvie accompany her to find Darryl in Reno?

10. What traumatic event did Kate experience with her long-term partner before meeting Magnus?

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