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

2. How many columns of Hughes does Margaret find in the phone book, suggesting the trouble Gus McPherson had finding her number?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

4. Why did Wanda work hard to never break a dish in the Schultz household?
(a) She did not want to be abandoned again.
(b) She did not want to get in trouble.
(c) She thought the chips and cracks on the dishes were her fault.
(d) She thought a broken dish would cause her father to be injured.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cassandra tell Margaret she looks like in chapter 10?

3. What does Wanda think of in chapter 16 as the paramedics load her into the ambulance?

4. What is the author describing in the prologue?

5. Why does Margaret refuse to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments for her illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Stephen play in Margaret's life now that the two are divorced?

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

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

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

5. What brought Wanda to Seattle? Why?

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

7. Who is the first respondent to Margaret's ad for a roommate? Why does Margaret like this first respondent?

8. Who does Wanda see on the street in front of a vintage record store? What happens after she sees this person?

9. What was life like for Wanda when she lived with the Schultz family?

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

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