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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. Where are Jeanette's husband and babysitter from?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) West Africa.

2. How old is Franny in Chapter 6?
(a) 29.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

3. At Torrance High School, what color were the drapes in the art room?
(a) Cream.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

4. How old was Teresa when she retired?
(a) 69.
(b) 65.
(c) 62.
(d) 72.

5. With whom was Bert having an affair when Cal died?
(a) Sandra Martin.
(b) Anna Reston.
(c) Linda Dale.
(d) Petra Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what color does Caroline dye her hair?

2. Which of the boys from the "Goddam Boys on Bikes" left a window open at their high school?

3. How old was Caroline when Cal died?

4. In Chapter 8, what newspaper does Holly read while she waits for her mother in the Lucerne airport?

5. What month is it in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

2. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

3. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

4. What is the car like that Holly drives to pick up her mother from the airport in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Holly tell her mother about Cal's death?

6. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

7. What does Franny's mother tell her to make for dinner in Chapter 6?

8. How does Albie say that Cal died?

9. In what way is Leo and Franny's relationship doomed even before the house guests in Chapter 6?

10. How did Fix and Marjorie get their house in Santa Monica?

(see the answer keys)

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