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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of problems does the narrator's mother have in the story Marion?
(a) Night sweats and blackouts.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) She has trouble holding a job.
(d) She has trouble with partners.

2. Why does Richard get annoyed at the driver?
(a) He does not know the address to the school.
(b) He eats something smelly in the front seat.
(c) He overcharges Richard.
(d) He tells Richard he does not like Richard's coat.

3. Who is Marion's father?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Steven.
(d) Bobby.

4. What does Heddy throw out because it is moldy?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her raincoat.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her makeup.

5. Who tries to make Kayla feel guilty for what happened at her old job?
(a) Kayla's mother.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kay's father.
(d) Dennis.

6. How has Kayla heard that Jessica found out about her affair with the actor, Jessica's husband?
(a) Jessica heard about it from one of the directors on the movie set.
(b) Jessica heard a rumor about them.
(c) The actor's text messages were being delivered to their son's iPad.
(d) Jessica walked in on Kayla and the actor one day.

7. What does Kayla get for the child she was employed to take care of for the child's eighth birthday?
(a) A set of toy soldiers.
(b) A new pool toy.
(c) A machine that carbonated water and a book she had loved as a child.
(d) A pack of small toy cars.

8. Who does Peter meet when he goes to the migrants' living area?
(a) Zand.
(b) Chris.
(c) Steph.
(d) Webster.

9. Who is Richard's ex-wife?
(a) Remi.
(b) Pam.
(c) Angela.
(d) Sammy.

10. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend?
(a) By yelling at her several times.
(b) By having to cut it short.
(c) By sticking her with the bill for dinner.
(d) By telling her he does not want to sell the beach house after all.

11. Who is the headmaster of the school Rowan attends?
(a) Henry Lawson.
(b) Michael Ralston.
(c) Paul Frisch.
(d) Jim Harbor.

12. What does Richard do at the restaurant that makes a scene?
(a) He tries to force Livia to eat her dinner, causing her to cry.
(b) He falls several times.
(c) He tries to walk out on the check.
(d) He punches the bartender.

13. Whose room does Sophie fall asleep in when she goes out towards the end of the story The Nanny?
(a) Harry's.
(b) Rose's.
(c) Sophie's.
(d) Edmund's.

14. Where do Kayla's hosts invite her to go with them?
(a) A play.
(b) The movies.
(c) A party at a friend's house.
(d) To a bar.

15. What does Marion ask the narrator to do for her that ends up getting the narrator kicked off the farm?
(a) Knock her tooth out with a rock.
(b) Kill a lamb.
(c) Bury Marion's mother's jewelry.
(d) Steal money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter suggest for the farm as an improvement?

2. What drink does Richard order at dinner?

3. What cosmetic task does Marion undertake for the narrator?

4. Why does Heddy tell Peter she is safe from men targeting her for romantic interest?

5. Why does Ana wake Richard late at night?

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