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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Chapter Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hortensia do at night to distract herself from Peter's affair?
(a) Write.
(b) Go for walks.
(c) Call her sister.
(d) Scrub the bathtub.

2. What is Hortensia's former profession?
(a) Textile designer.
(b) Interior designer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Architect.

3. What is the name of Hortensia's company?
(a) Braithwaite Design.
(b) The Braithwaite House.
(c) Braithwaite and Company.
(d) House of Braithwaite.

4. How does Hortensia feel about the letter requesting the burial?
(a) It is overly sentimental.
(b) It is understandable.
(c) It is rude.
(d) It is beautiful.

5. Who was Marion's work partner?
(a) Hortensia James.
(b) Max Agostino.
(c) Harry Cumfred.
(d) Alvar Aalto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event takes place at the end of Chapter Four?

2. Why does Marion’s granddaughter Lara think she is a racist?

3. What is the name of the neighborhood where the novel takes place?

4. What is Hortensia's address?

5. Which of her mother’s stories does Marion recollect in Chapter Seven?

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