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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. How does the person who enters the room mistakenly think the ladies know each other?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are friends.
(c) They are mother and daughters.
(d) They are sisters.

2. The novel follows the friends over the course of how many years?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Sixty.

3. What is Audrey's husband's name?
(a) Pat.
(b) Phil.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

4. In what location does the novel open?
(a) A house.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A school.

5. Merit met her husband where?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Miami.
(d) Minneapolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audrey wonders why her husband thinks she should do what?

2. Slip takes some lemonade, the book she is supposed to have finished already for the club meeting, and joins her daughter in what?

3. To rebel against Eric, where does Merit hides things?

4. Slip is trying to talk her husband into babysitting so she can go to a what?

5. Faith is concerned because her daughter is more what than her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Faith narrates the prologue. What is the significance of Faith's name, as it seems to relate to the book?

2. Faith and Slip see Audrey sunbathing topless next door. How do you feel about Audrey's antics.

3. When a woman they don't like comes over, Faith, Audrey and Slip flash the woman. How do you feel about the flashing incident?

4. What affect does Merit's father's death have on Eric and what does that say about Eric's character?

5. Why does Audrey's ability upset Faith?

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

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

8. Do you agree with Merit hiding things in her hair? Why or why not?

9. How is Kari conflicted about being a mother?

10. Do you think that Merit is strong or weak?

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