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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of music does William Livingston III like to listen to secretly?
(a) Rap.
(b) Classical.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Punk.

2. Who becomes Kate's boyfriend?
(a) Magnus.
(b) Maury.
(c) Edward.
(d) Manil.

3. What is Bianca drawn to on the playground on her first date with her husband?
(a) The slide.
(b) The merry-go-round.
(c) The climbing bars.
(d) The swings.

4. Where does Carolina's husband work?
(a) As a manager at an airfield.
(b) As a pastor at a church.
(c) As a construction manager on a building site.
(d) As a janitor at a hospital.

5. What happens with a frigid woman's mother dies in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) The frigid woman goes to therapy.
(b) The frigid woman goes to the hospital and lies down next to her mother's body.
(c) The frigid woman feels relieved.
(d) The frigid woman attempts suicide.

6. What does William Livingston III secretly put into his housekeeper's room?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) Video surveillance cameras.
(c) Ladies' underwear.
(d) A dead mouse.

7. What effect does death have on girls in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) It makes them ugly.
(b) It makes them more interesting and beautiful.
(c) It makes them repugnant.
(d) It makes them sorrowful.

8. What over-the-counter pills does Sarah take at home to help with her headaches?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Advil.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Oxycontin.

9. Where does Savvie's sister, Carolina, want Savvie to go with her to find her estranged husband?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Reno.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

10. What tattoo do the twins in "The Mark of Cain" both have?
(a) A tattoo of previous girlfriends.
(b) A tattoo of their father's likeness.
(c) A tattoo of skulls.
(d) A tattoo of wolves.

11. In the story "Difficult Women," who does a loose woman never look up to?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her supervisor.
(c) Her professor.
(d) Her mother.

12. What does a crazy woman eat in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Shredded wheat.
(b) Everything in strictly proportioned and measured amounts.
(c) Lots of cream, cheese, and other dairy.
(d) Four raw eggs a day along with half a grapefruit.

13. What does a loose woman's apartment look like in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Messy.
(b) Bright and well-appointed, but never lived-in or like a home.
(c) Like a restaurant.
(d) Like a hospital.

14. What happens to Carolina when she testifies in court against Mr. Peter?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She wets her pants.
(c) She gets hysterical and needs to be sedated.
(d) She faints.

15. Where has Marcy lived her whole life before moving to Florida in the story "Florida"?
(a) Europe.
(b) The Northeast.
(c) California.
(d) The Midwest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does the unnamed narrator in the story "Baby Arm" tell her boyfriend she liked?

2. What does Alvarez imagine his daughter's name will be?

3. What kinds of services does the spa in the gated community in Naples offer that cause consternation among some residents?

4. Who does a frigid woman surround herself with in the story "Difficult Women"?

5. What does Sal do that upsets Caridad?

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