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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trauma has Kate suffered before she meets her new boyfriend in Michigan?
(a) She has lost both of her parents.
(b) She has lost a baby.
(c) She has lost her husband.
(d) She has lost her twin sister.

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

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

4. 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"?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Fruit roll-ups.
(d) Ice cream.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What channel does Candy tell Sarah to watch for inspiration for her strip dances?
(a) TNT.
(b) MTV.
(c) CBS.
(d) BET.

9. What does Magnus teach Kate how to do outside his trailer?
(a) Milk cows.
(b) Use a snowblower.
(c) Cut trees.
(d) Paint houses.

10. What band does Kate love?
(a) U2.
(b) The Beastie Boys.
(c) Coldplay.
(d) The Counting Crows.

11. Why does Sarah say she will not go to the police after William Livingston III comes to her apartment?
(a) She says she can not afford to miss work.
(b) She says she is afraid William Livingston III will hurt her.
(c) She says they will not believe her anyway.
(d) She says it is an occupational hazard and she is too tired.

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

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

14. What movie does the unnamed narrator in the story "Baby Arm" tell her boyfriend she liked?
(a) Baby Boom.
(b) Mannequin.
(c) Back to the Future.
(d) Die Hard.

15. Where do Bianca and her husband go on their honeymoon?
(a) Death Valley.
(b) Mali.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Sahara Desert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What university does Sarah attend?

3. What effect does death have on girls in the story "Difficult Women"?

4. Where do people always seem to think Kate is from?

5. Why does Carolina really want Savvie to come out of town to Reno with her?

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