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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does the author suggest you might pick up off a desk in the prologue?
(a) A figurine.
(b) A pen.
(c) A flash drive.
(d) A letter.

3. Why does Wanda resist Troy's advances in chapter 16?
(a) Chemistry does not last.
(b) She still loves Peter.
(c) She is not ready for a new lover.
(d) She does not like him.

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

5. 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) Wanda's former boyfriend.
(d) A stagehand who worked with Wanda.

6. 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 a small girl and woman bowling.
(c) A picture of a small girl in front of a church.
(d) A picture of an older woman in a car.

7. Whose bedroom does Wanda now occupy in Margaret's house?
(a) Margaret's childhood bedroom.
(b) Daniel's room.
(c) The nanny's room.
(d) The maid's room.

8. What two attributes does Wanda assign to Margaret that gives her great comfort?
(a) Funny and witty.
(b) Aggrieved and crazy.
(c) Intelligent and witty.
(d) Insane and depressive.

9. What point of view is used in the prologue of the novel?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Limited omniscient.
(d) First person.

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

11. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?
(a) A picture of her daughter, Wanda.
(b) A picture of her cousin, Molly.
(c) A picture of her former husband, Stephen.
(d) A picture of her dead son, Daniel.

12. 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 that scares her.
(b) Do something dangerous.
(c) Do something expensive.
(d) Do something adventurous.

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

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

15. What were the religious beliefs of Wanda's father?
(a) He was agnostic.
(b) He was Catholic.
(c) He was an atheist.
(d) He was Lutheran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margaret show Wanda that was a piece of art Stephen once made in chapter 13?

2. What on the walls of the coffee shop makes Margaret think of an unpleasant movie she once saw?

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

4. Why did Margaret think Daniel was killed?

5. What is primary or residual clay?

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