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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. Why did Sophie feel sorry for the cat?
(a) It will not purr.
(b) It has been mistreated.
(c) It is missing an eye.
(d) It is skinny.

2. How does Sophie say her former lover feels to her as she falls asleep?
(a) A memory.
(b) A twinge in her breast.
(c) Near enough to touch.
(d) Far away.

3. What are Charlie and Sophie trying to buy early in the morning together?
(a) Roses.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

4. What did Sophie purchase at the beginning of the book?
(a) A tapestry.
(b) Large barrels of flour.
(c) A ring.
(d) Bowls.

5. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?
(a) Omar.
(b) Oswald.
(c) Otto.
(d) Osmond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto say inhabits all the houses in his neighborhood?

2. Where do the Holsteins live?

3. Who do the Bentwoods talk about as they travel to the Holsteins' house?

4. What is Alice's last name?

5. What was thrown through the Holsteins' window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the affair with Francis end?

2. What does Sophie do when Otto complains about Charlie at the beginning of the book?

3. What happens to the Bentwoods' house when they return from the party?

4. What did Sophie do when she saw the stray cat at her back door?

5. Why does Sophie finally confess to her husband about the bite from the cat? What is his reaction?

6. What does Charlie say when Sophie tells him about the cat bite?

7. What does Charlie complain to Sophie about Bobby?

8. What bothers Otto about his neighborhood? Why?

9. What does Sophie talk to Otto about when she wakes him up at 3:00 am?

10. What is a loving bleeder?

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