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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author describing in the prologue?
(a) The bowling alley where Striker works.
(b) Irma's small apartment.
(c) Margaret's sleeping house.
(d) Wanda's small YMCA room.

2. What country does the valet at the Hotel Orleans say most guests feel they have visited after staying at the hotel?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

3. Who tells Margaret she should not allow Wanda to borrow her car in chapter 8?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Susan.

4. What nickname does Margaret give to Wanda in chapter 13?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fire.
(d) Tink.

5. Why does Michael stop sending postcards to Maureen to let her know where he was in chapter 19?
(a) To avoid his creditors.
(b) To avoid her lectures.
(c) To help Wanda forget him.
(d) To punish her for stealing his child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Striker imagine himself playing in the midst of a car accident at the end of chapter 22?

2. What type of classes did one of the potential applicants for Margaret's roommate did the woman want to hold in the house?

3. To whom does Irma say a lone tea cup she displays in her living room belonged?

4. Who does Margaret see alongside her mother in chapter 8?

5. What is the point of view used in chapter 1 of part 1?

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