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

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

3. How many children do the Schultzes have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items does Wanda repair for Margaret while in her house for an interview to be her roommate?

2. Who does Susan bring with her in chapter 15 when she comes to interview to be Margaret and Wanda's new roommate?

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

4. Who does Margaret think Wanda is buttering up with her constant compliments on the decor in the house in chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret Hughes decide to get a roommate? Who does she need to consult first?

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

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

4. How is Daniel Hughes killed? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of his death?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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