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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives unexpectedly at the school?
(a) Mrs. Mortar.
(b) Mr. Tilford.
(c) Mrs. Munn.
(d) Professor Cardinal.

2. What is the demeanor of Karen and Martha?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Defeated.
(c) Low key.
(d) Jubilant.

3. Why does Mary blackmail Rosalie?
(a) To get Rosalie in trouble.
(b) She needs allies.
(c) She doesn't know any better.
(d) Mrs. Mortar told her to.

4. To what can Mary's malicious destruction be compared?
(a) A flood sweeping everything away.
(b) A tornado flattening the landscape.
(c) A fire that reduces everything to embers.
(d) Acid eating away at something.

5. Who is asked to corroborate Mary's story?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Sara.
(d) Peggy.

6. What do the adults' reactions validate in Mary?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her generosity.
(c) Her malicious behavior.
(d) Her timidity.

7. What does Karen realize when Dr. Cardin says he really wants to ask the question about her relationship with Martha?
(a) She loves him even more.
(b) She would want to ask if she were him.
(c) She can't marry him.
(d) She thinks he is incredibly rude.

8. Which of the following has not contributed to Karen's despair?
(a) Martha has committed suicide.
(b) Her engagement is broken off.
(c) Her mother has recently died.
(d) Her career is over.

9. Which of the following does Mrs. Tilford not offer to Karen?
(a) Payment of Martha's funeral expenses.
(b) A reversal of the legal judgment.
(c) A formal public apology.
(d) Financial retribution.

10. The trial had been publicized _____________________.
(a) sporadically.
(b) not at all.
(c) extensively.
(d) minimally.

11. Why is Mrs. Mortar especially despicable?
(a) She talks about everyone she knows.
(b) She refused to testify when she could have reversed the legal decision.
(c) She spits when she talks.
(d) She is greedy.

12. Karen and Martha find it hard to ______________________.
(a) eat.
(b) concentrate.
(c) sleep.
(d) think about a different kind of life.

13. What does Mrs. Tilford tell Karen about Mary?
(a) She lied and coerced Rosalie to lie also.
(b) She has been cut out of her will.
(c) She has been sent away to boarding school.
(d) She regrets the lies she told.

14. Which of the following is not something Dr. Cardin has done?
(a) Sold his house.
(b) Plans to marry Karen right away.
(c) Started drinking Scotch for lunch.
(d) Secured a position in Vienna.

15. Who comes to the house occasionally?
(a) The grocery delivery boy.
(b) The UPS guy.
(c) The mailman.
(d) The meter reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the house at Mrs. Tilford's request?

2. What does Mrs. Tilford advise Martha and Karen to do?

3. What kind of charges is Mary making against the headmistresses?

4. How does Martha feel now about Mrs. Mortar?

5. What guest is expected at the Tilford home?

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