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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. In Chapter 22, what does Gary tell Twyla that prompts her to tell him about her affair?
(a) She looks younger.
(b) She looks older.
(c) She looks like she has been cheating on him.
(d) She tastes different.

2. In Chapter 20, why does Alex remind herself that she works out?
(a) To look good for potential dating partners.
(b) So she can outlive her mother.
(c) To stay in good health so she has energy to work and be a good mother to her daughter.
(d) To be able to keep her job as a model.

3. In Chapter 18, how much does Barbra pay per month for her storage unit?
(a) $400.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $100.

4. In Chapter 15, what does Twyla's mother give to her to help her through tumultuous times as a teenager?
(a) A baking kit.
(b) A diary.
(c) A painting kit.
(d) A violin.

5. In Chapter 20, where does Alex see a couple fighting on the street?
(a) The French Quarter.
(b) The Old City.
(c) The Garden District.
(d) Algiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, when does Twyla trace the decline of her adult life to?

2. In Chapter 15, whose idea is it originally to move away from Los Angeles?

3. In Chapter 15, how does Twyla's mother die?

4. In Chapter 18, what kinds of lawsuits does Victor face?

5. In Chapter 15, who do Twyla and Gary see in Twyla's home town that they realize is a mutual acquaintance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Alex do when she sees a fight happening in public between a man and a woman?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Twyla do after she leaves Victor's hospital room?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Twyla know that Gary seeks almost more than anything else in their marriage?

4. In Chapter 15, what work does Twyla do professionally?

5. In Chapter 20, what does Gary tell Alex when Alex finally gets in touch with him on the phone?

6. In Chapter 20, why does Alex exercise and take good care of herself?

7. In Chapter 19, what does Victor ask Twyla about money that completely turns her off?

8. In Chapter 19, how does Twyla explain to herself her willingness to go along with Victor's sexual advances?

9. In Chapter 15, how does Twyla react when she sees her drama teacher, Mr. Powter, applying foundation to his own skin?

10. In Chapter 21, what last secret of Victor's did Barbra know about?

(see the answer keys)

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