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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. Merit's father dies of what the day after calling Merit?
(a) A blood clot.
(b) Car accident injuries.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A stroke.

2. Audrey is wearing an uncomfortable wool what?
(a) Pair of socks.
(b) Hat.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Dress.

3. Faith is concerned because her daughter is more what than her son?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Independant.
(c) Combatative.
(d) Antisocial

4. Kari invited the Angry Housewives over for what, the day after she got home with Julia?
(a) To plan a wedding ceremony.
(b) To review the latest book.
(c) To plan a birthday party for Wade.
(d) Coffee.

5. Audrey is having a more difficult time with this pregnancy than she had with her other how many?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faith takes Patsy to what local business?

2. Audrey decides to loosen up the group by providing what?

3. During the opening scene, the ladies begin to do what?

4. Merit tells the story of her junior high what teacher who tried to rape her?

5. Faith has just moved to what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think that it was right for Fred to enlist to go to Vietnam?

2. How do you think that Merit should handle Eric's abuse?

3. How do you feel about Slip's activist nature?

4. Why does Patsy cover for Faith, when Faith is almost caught in a lie and what is the resulting conversation between Patsy and Faith?

5. What is Merit's relationship to her father?

6. In this section, Kari adopts her niece's baby girl. What are your views of adoption, in general?

7. Describe Kari's home life.

8. Do you think that Kari should tell her brother that the baby is his daughter, Mary Jo's?

9. Describe what the five friends are doing, as the book opens.

10. Friendship is set up as the main theme of the novel, in the prologue. What do you think are two qualities that make a good friend and why?

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