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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 19, what does Twyla write in her journal about Victor in the beginning of their affair?
(a) It was so nice to be free from pain with Victor.
(b) It was so nice to not have to wear makeup for Victor.
(c) It was so nice to be touched again.
(d) It was so nice not to have to worry about money any longer.

2. In Chapter 15, what creatures do Twyla and Avery see on the farm on their last visit in large numbers?
(a) Nutria.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Rats.
(d) Birds.

3. In Chapter 15, what does Twyla shove handfuls of into her cart?
(a) Notebooks.
(b) Candies.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Lotions.

4. In Chapter 16, where is one place Alex stops for a drink?
(a) Old Garden Street.
(b) French Street.
(c) Eye Street.
(d) Bourbon Street.

5. In Chapter 19, in which city does Twyla once have a bad trip from a pot brownie?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Las Vegas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what happens when Alex intervenes in the couple's fight?

2. In Chapter 19, what had Gary suggested when he and Twyla bought their first couch together?

3. In Chapter 19, which casino in New Orleans does Twyla go to?

4. In Chapter 22, what does Twyla make Gary for breakfast the morning after he gets home from Los Angeles?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Gary ask Twyla when they first begin their phone conversation while she is on the ferry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 20, what does Alex realize about Victor's treatment of Gary when Gary tells her some of his memories of their childhood?

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

4. In Chapter 22, what does Gary tell Twyla she must come clean with him about in order to have a chance of saving their relationship?

5. In Chapter 19, why does Twyla think Victor takes her to the casinos?

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

7. In Chapter 19, what does Twyla think is one of the saddest things about the Tuchman family at Thanksgiving?

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

9. In Chapter 18, what activity involving her home is Barbra known for?

10. In Chapter 15, what does Twyla do at CVS?

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