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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. With what item does Wanda bring peace to the waring Schultz children?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) Three Musketeers bar.
(d) A board game.

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

3. Who does Margaret think Wanda is buttering up with her constant compliments on the decor in the house in chapter 2?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Margaret's ex-husband.
(c) Margaret's former tenant.
(d) Margaret's housemates.

4. What on the walls of the coffee shop makes Margaret think of an unpleasant movie she once saw?
(a) Theater posters.
(b) Black and white photos.
(c) Movie posters.
(d) Beverage advertisments.

5. Why did Margaret think Daniel was killed?
(a) She was cursed.
(b) He was cursed.
(c) The house was cursed.
(d) The car was cursed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margaret wake Wanda at five in the morning in chapter 14?

2. How many children do the Schultzes have?

3. Who is Troy?

4. Who features prominently in Margaret's dream in chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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