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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Margaret call her father?
(a) Papa O.
(b) Daddy H.
(c) Dada H.
(d) Pappy O.

3. What item does a waitress have that Margaret notices in chapter 1?
(a) A belly button ring.
(b) A tongue ring.
(c) A nose ring.
(d) A toe ring.

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

5. Where does Margaret tell Wanda most of the collectibles in her house came from in chapter 3?
(a) Her mother's family.
(b) Her own searches of antique stores.
(c) Her father's family.
(d) Her father's antique store.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who is weeping in the prologue?
(a) Irma.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Striker.
(d) Margaret.

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

13. What does Margaret show Wanda that was a piece of art Stephen once made in chapter 13?
(a) A caricature on a wall.
(b) A mosaic on a wall.
(c) A painting of her.
(d) A drawing of a Madonna.

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

15. Who does Susan bring with her in chapter 15 when she comes to interview to be Margaret and Wanda's new roommate?
(a) Her cousin and boyfriend.
(b) Her husband and two children.
(c) The children she cares for.
(d) Her former roommates.

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 is Troy?

3. Why does Wanda resist Troy's advances in chapter 16?

4. What country does the valet at the Hotel Orleans say most guests feel they have visited after staying at the hotel?

5. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?

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