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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Margaret tell Wanda most of the collectibles in her house came from in chapter 3?

2. What is the point of view used in chapter 1 of part 1?

3. What item does a waitress have that Margaret notices in chapter 1?

4. What point of view is used in the prologue of the novel?

5. Who tells Margaret she should not allow Wanda to borrow her car in chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Margaret take to the opening night of Wanda's play? What does Margaret give to Wanda after the play is over?

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

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

6. What brought Wanda to Seattle? Why?

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

8. What causes the decline of Stephen and Margaret's marriage?

9. What does Margaret begin seeing in chapter 8? What is this a symptom of?

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

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