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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 is Antonio doing in the city in #63?
(a) Teaching school.
(b) Attending law school.
(c) Modeling in an art studio.
(d) Playing piano in a whorehouse.

2. Which of the following does Ralph NOT speak of in his delirious state?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His mother.

3. Ralph is aware that his relationship with Catherine is beginning with __________________.
(a) Sexual attraction.
(b) A lie.
(c) A contract.
(d) No attraction.

4. How old was Emilia when Ralph met her?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

5. Why is Ralph surprised by Catherine's appearance?
(a) She is much taller than he expected.
(b) She has red hair.
(c) She is not the woman in the photo she had sent him.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine do with her expensive clothing?

2. Catherine fabricates a story about her father being a/an _____________________.

3. What bothers Catherine about her plan to get rid of Ralph now?

4. Why did Ralph's father send him a large amount of money in Italy?

5. What is Catherine's cousin's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance does the loss of Catherine's jewelry serve symbolically and as an element of foreshadowing?

2. How does Catherine spend her time in St. Louis?

3. What does Truitt tell Catherine about his life with Emilia and the house he built for her?

4. What were the circumstances in which Emilia left Truitt?

5. What is the one expectation that Truitt has of Catherine by sending her to St. Louis?

6. What is Ralph Truitt doing as the novel begins?

7. What are Truitt's thoughts about Antonio even though he and the boy hated each other years ago?

8. What do the secret garden, and gardens in general, symbolize in Catherine's life at this point?

9. Who are the two main characters in A RELIABLE WIFE?

10. What do the secret garden and the Italian house symbolize?

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