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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Creative Visualization?
(a) A New Age philosophy.
(b) A book of positive reinforcements.
(c) A type of yoga.
(d) A play.

2. What did Peter tell Wanda he needed to do with his life that led to their separation, as Wanda explains it in chapter 2?
(a) He needed to simplify his life.
(b) He needed to concentrate on his work.
(c) He needed to spend time with his family.
(d) He needed to have time to find himself.

3. What does the author suggest you do at the end of the prologue?
(a) Reassure Wanda that hope is coming.
(b) Come back another time.
(c) Warn Irma of danger.
(d) Wake Margaret up.

4. What is Wanda's profession?
(a) She is an actress.
(b) She is a stage manager.
(c) She is an artist.
(d) She is a dancer.

5. How many children do the Schultzes have?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

6. Who was the only girl in the Schultz family named after?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Barbara Bush.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

7. What does Cassandra tell Margaret she looks like in chapter 10?
(a) A Bingo player.
(b) A homeless woman.
(c) A tourist.
(d) An old woman.

8. What does Margaret learn about Wanda on the night of the play's opening?
(a) Wanda is an orphan.
(b) Wanda has a new boyfriend.
(c) Wanda is leaving Seattle.
(d) Wanda is sick.

9. What does Margaret break while waiting for Wanda to return from the bathroom in chapter 2?
(a) A plate.
(b) A figurine.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) A window.

10. Who does Margaret meet the opening night of Wanda's play?
(a) A caterer whose boyfriend acted in one of Wanda's plays.
(b) Wanda's cousin.
(c) A stagehand who worked with Wanda.
(d) Wanda's former boyfriend.

11. What does the waitress at the coffee shop in chapter 1 suggest she would do if she learned she had a short time to live?
(a) Do something expensive.
(b) Do something dangerous.
(c) Do something that scares her.
(d) Do something adventurous.

12. What two items does Wanda repair for Margaret while in her house for an interview to be her roommate?
(a) A broken doorknob and a leaky water pipe.
(b) A leaky water pipe and a tea cup.
(c) A plate and tea cup.
(d) A broken figurine and a tea cup.

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

14. What does Cassandra rush to find in the attic that once belonged to Margaret?
(a) A diary.
(b) A doll.
(c) A sketch book.
(d) A book of poetry.

15. Why does Margaret wake Wanda at five in the morning in chapter 14?
(a) To share her bad dream.
(b) To drive her to the doctor.
(c) To celebrate Easter.
(d) To write an ad for another roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wanda notice in chapter 15 is one common thread among many of the people responding to Margaret's ad for a new roommate?

2. Who does Margaret think Wanda is buttering up with her constant compliments on the decor in the house in chapter 2?

3. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?

4. Whose bedroom does Wanda now occupy in Margaret's house?

5. Where does Stephen draw a picture of Margaret in chapter 5?

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