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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oscar Hauptmann tell Margaret caused the death of her mother?
(a) An explosion in the brain, an aneurysm.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

2. Where does Stephen draw a picture of Margaret in chapter 5?
(a) The wall of their living room.
(b) A sketchbook.
(c) The back of a napkin.
(d) A Bible.

3. Who was the one person Margaret felt was not happy in her household when she was a child?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) The gardener.
(c) Her mother, Cassandra.
(d) Her father, Oscar.

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

5. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?
(a) A picture of a man and woman in a park.
(b) A picture of an older woman in a car.
(c) A picture of a small girl in front of a church.
(d) A picture of a small girl and woman bowling.

6. Who features prominently in Margaret's dream in chapter 17?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Troy.
(c) Gus.
(d) Wanda.

7. What on the walls of the coffee shop makes Margaret think of an unpleasant movie she once saw?
(a) Beverage advertisments.
(b) Theater posters.
(c) Movie posters.
(d) Black and white photos.

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

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

10. What is primary or residual clay?
(a) Clay that makes porcelain.
(b) Clay that is in its purest form.
(c) Clay that has never been moved from its origin.
(d) Clay that is used first.

11. With what item does Wanda bring peace to the waring Schultz children?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A board game.
(c) Three Musketeers bar.
(d) A puzzle.

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

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

14. What is the ritual that Margaret has grown used to Wanda conducting each morning?
(a) Wanda making coffee.
(b) Wanda exercising.
(c) Wanda painting her nails.
(d) Wanda making breakfast.

15. Why does Margaret refuse to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments for her illness?
(a) She has things to do.
(b) She is suicidal.
(c) She is afraid.
(d) She does believe she is sick.

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. What kind of pets did one applicant to e Margaret's roommate own?

3. Who was the only girl in the Schultz family named after?

4. What did Peter tell Wanda he needed to do with his life that led to their separation, as Wanda explains it in chapter 2?

5. What did Margaret call her father?

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