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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 does what in the library?
(a) Plays piano.
(b) Reads.
(c) Plays violin.
(d) Researches family history.

2. Wade takes Faith out to dinner and Faith tells him a story about her childhood that leaves him angry with whom?
(a) Faith's sister.
(b) Faith's father.
(c) Faith's mother.
(d) Faith's brother.

3. Merit's new friend is named Mr. what?
(a) Oasis.
(b) Eden.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Paradise.

4. Merit has how many daughters?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. Slip learns she has what disease?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Alzheimer's.
(c) HIV.
(d) Hodgkin's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faith realizes that, although annoyed, who loves her?

2. What are the Angry Housewives celebrating at Audrey's family's beach house?

3. Upon hearing the truth about who her mother really is, what does Julia do?

4. The ladies decide to have their meeting at what sort of bar?

5. Faith thinks that Shelby is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Slip's attitude toward her brother Fred's transformation?

2. Do you think it was right for grant's father to treat him differently, after finding out that Grant was gay?

3. How is Slip's illness reminiscent of the opening of the book and what could it mean in reference to the beginning of the book?

4. What is Kari's attitude towards Julia in this section of the book and how might it affect Kari later in the book?

5. What is the difference between Mr. Paradise and Eric, Merit's ex-husband?

6. How do the book club ladies rally, when Audrey and Slip fight?

7. Do you think that Faith handled Beau well, when Beau was crying in his room?

8. What is the major conflict after the circus?

9. Describe the complete change in Audrey between the beginning of the book and the nineties.

10. Why do Audrey and Slip argue?

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