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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a frigid woman go at night in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) To the places where people have secrets.
(b) To the wine bar.
(c) To the gym.
(d) To the river.

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

3. What kinds of services does the spa in the gated community in Naples offer that cause consternation among some residents?
(a) Plastic surgery.
(b) Illegal drug administration.
(c) Sexual services.
(d) Fortune telling.

4. What does the narrator discover at her medical appointment at the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) Her cancer has spread from her breast to her lungs.
(b) She will need surgery for a brain tumor.
(c) She needs to have a limb amputated.
(d) She is pregnant with twins.

5. Why do the couple that live in 1217 Ridgewood Road in the story "Florida" get their GEDs instead of finishing high school?
(a) They wanted to get married before graduating from high school.
(b) They wanted to start the high-paying jobs they were offered before graduating from high school.
(c) They wanted to do an accelerate college program.
(d) They wanted to leave town to travel the world.

6. Who are the twins who switch places in the story "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) Caleb and Carson.
(b) Jacob and Jack.
(c) Jacob and Caleb.
(d) Jack and Caleb.

7. What does Kate's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is an engineer.
(b) He is an architect.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is a logger.

8. What is one part of her new community that Marcy enjoys participating in?
(a) The knitting classes.
(b) The job training program.
(c) Fitness classes.
(d) Happy hour.

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

10. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) In a skimpy outfit that is suggestive.
(b) Fearfully, hoping that no one will approach her.
(c) With an indifference about who actually sees her there, trying to make it seem like she does not care about anything.
(d) Self-consciously.

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

12. Who is Carolina's husband?
(a) Darryl.
(b) Sam.
(c) Savion.
(d) Robert.

13. What does a crazy woman do when she realizes she is pregnant again in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Tells everyone she knows the news immediately.
(b) Celebrates with her partner.
(c) Goes to a bar and drinks many stiff martinis.
(d) Schedules her doctor's appointment.

14. What city in Florida has Marcy moved to?
(a) Gables.
(b) Naples.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Orlando.

15. Where are Tricia and her family from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) The everglades.
(c) California.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What channel does Candy tell Sarah to watch for inspiration for her strip dances?

2. In the story "Difficult Women," who does a loose woman never look up to?

3. What does a crazy woman bring to her child's school for a snack that another mother does not like in the story "Difficult Women"?

4. How does Bianca meet her husband?

5. What evidence do the police find of Savvie's and Carolina's abduction that is particularly difficult for the sisters to confront?

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