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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 Maya admit to Georgia?
(a) She started a rumor about her.
(b) She took money out of her purse.
(c) She is not really divorced.
(d) She had sex with Miles.

2. Anita thinks that Margot's marriage is ______________________.
(a) made in heaven.
(b) an accumulation of material things.
(c) a good model for young people.
(d) a disaster.

3. With whom does Joan plan to have an affair?
(a) John Brown.
(b) John Brolier.
(c) John Brolin.
(d) John Bowen.

4. Which couple also attended a dinner party at Maya and Raymond's house?
(a) Michelle and Michael.
(b) Deborah and Douglas.
(c) Hilda and Harvey.
(d) Grace and Grant.

5. What observation does Morris' bookkeeper make about Matilda?
(a) She is a husband stealer.
(b) She is still beautiful.
(c) She is a little crazy.
(d) She is a saint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Karin's relationship with the man in #97?

2. In what field did Anita earn a PhD?

3. Which of the following does the man on the phone NOT tell Karin?

4. What was the profession of the man in #157?

5. Who is the red-haired man who meets Georgia at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miles and what is his relationship with Georgia?

2. What does Jeanine admit to Averill about her personal life?

3. How did Margot get even with Reuel after his affair with their babysitter and manage to get all the things she had ever wanted in life?

4. What did Anita learn about Margot when her mother visited her in the hospital after her appendix surgery?

5. Who is Matilda and what are the circumstances in which her mother is cruel to Morris?

6. How does Joan's hometown of Logan contribute to people's needs to fit in and not be too distinctive?

7. Why are the circumstances of Austin's death unclear and what speculation could occur about it?

8. In what ways is Georgia's friendship with Maya one-sided in terms of who gives more and who controls the friendship?

9. What was Joan Fordyce's childhood like as explained in the first part of the story?

10. What kind of world does the boat at night represent for Averill, and how does she incorporate the captain into this world?

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