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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. Audrey learns that Grant's lover, Stuart, has what?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) AIDS.
(c) HIV.
(d) Cancer.

2. Faith shows Aubrey what spot, where Faith claims to have killed her mother?
(a) A bar.
(b) A school.
(c) A park.
(d) A bridge.

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

4. What sort of wedding do Merit and Mr. Paradise have?
(a) In a Courthouse.
(b) At home.
(c) In a park.
(d) In a church.

5. Audrey has stopped attending book club meetings to avoid:
(a) Faith.
(b) Slip.
(c) Flan.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the circus, the ladies gather at Kari's for what?

2. Faith leaves when the group sees Eric and returns shortly with what?

3. At the party, Faith arrives and angrily pulls Wade away to see the kids do what?

4. When Beau tells Faith his secret, Faith leaves the restaurant and goes where?

5. Wade takes Faith out to dinner and Faith tells him a story about her childhood that leaves him angry with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merit feel about the man who watches her in the library?

2. Describe the changes in Fred in this section of the book.

3. What is the major conflict after the circus?

4. What is Audrey's attitude about her divorce?

5. 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?

6. Does Mary Jo have the right attitude toward Kari and Julia?

7. What family secret does Beau discover and tell Faith about and how does Faith react?

8. Why does the book club plan to reunite Audrey and Slip eventually succeed and how?

9. How does the relationship between Eric and Merit come full-circle at Reni's college graduation?

10. How does Faith initially react to hearing that Beau is gay and that Shelby is a man?

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