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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wanda become angry with Troy in chapter 16?
(a) He intereferes in her search for Peter.
(b) He exposes her real identity.
(c) He tries to play along with her charade.
(d) He refuses to help her find Peter.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) They are all doctors.
(b) They are all college students.
(c) They are all registered nurses.
(d) They are all in theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one of the ways Margaret feels in chapter 6 that Wanda has brought new life to her house?

4. What does Margaret break while waiting for Wanda to return from the bathroom in chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussions does Margaret have with her doctor in chapter 10? What is the result of these discussions?

2. Why does the author introduce a dream that both Wanda and Margaret are having in chapter 7?

3. What does Margaret think she hears Wanda doing in the bathroom during their initial interview? Why does Wanda do this?

4. Why does Margaret go to the Hotel Orleans in chapter 10? Who does she meet there?

5. What is significant about the day Margaret's mother died? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of her mother's death?

6. What happened to Wanda's parents that caused her to live with her aunt and uncle?

7. For what reason does Margaret decide to invite another person to live in her house? What is this new roommate's profession?

8. Why does Wanda interview the clerk at a second hand record store? Who does she pretend to be?

9. Why do Margaret and Wanda begin breaking plates in chapter 13? What is the purpose?

10. Why does Margaret insist on allow Wanda to use her car? Why does Wanda hesitate?

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