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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. Slip takes some lemonade, the book she is supposed to have finished already for the club meeting, and joins her daughter in what?
(a) The livingroom.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) The car.
(d) The park.

2. The women are in whose house when they decide to start a book club?
(a) Audrey's.
(b) Kari's.
(c) Slip's.
(d) Faith's.

3. Why does Patsy say she lied for Faith?
(a) Patsy didn't want to upset one of the women, who was pregnant.
(b) Patsy didn't know what was going on and thought it best not to get involved.
(c) Faith makes Wade happy.
(d) Patsy was too ashamed to tell the truth.

4. Slip's daughter goes by what name?
(a) Flaherty.
(b) Flannery.
(c) Flossy.
(d) Flipper.

5. Merit's husband is a what?
(a) Professor.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sunbathing topless?

2. In what location does the novel open?

3. Which of the women is planning to adopt a child?

4. Kari's husband died in his sleep at what age?

5. Merit's last name is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secrets are discussed in this section and what do they say about how the book will progress?

2. Why do you think that Eric beats Merit?

3. Do the women in the story appear to be close, in the prologue?

4. What secrets is Faith hiding from the others?

5. Kari's baby, Julia, is biracial. How does that affect Kari and those around her?

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

7. Why does Audrey's ability upset Faith?

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

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

10. When Faith is nearly caught in a lie, Patsy covers for her. Do you think it was right for Patsy to cover for Faith?

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