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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. How does Bianca meet her husband?
(a) On an online dating website.
(b) At a bar.
(c) Through mutual friends.
(d) He works at a law firm a few floors below her office.

2. Who is the unnamed narrator's best friend in the story "Baby Arm"?
(a) Tate.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Kim.
(d) Sarah.

3. What is Caridad's boyfriend's name?
(a) Luis.
(b) James.
(c) Manny.
(d) Robert.

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

5. What sport does Manny play recreationally?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Rugby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of exercise does a frigid woman do in the story "Difficult Women"?

2. Where do Bianca and her husband go on their honeymoon?

3. Where are Tricia and her family from?

4. What tattoo do the twins in "The Mark of Cain" both have?

5. Who becomes Kate's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the narrator begin to think that Cassie, Jacob's girlfriend, may be smarter than she seems?

2. Why does Sarah, who goes by Sierra at work, perform at a strip club?

3. Why do Savvie and Carolina not have to worry about money or finances?

4. Why is William Livingston briefly appalled when he finds out that Sarah is mixed-race in "La Negra Blanca"?

5. Why does Bianca agree to go out with Dean and initially start a relationship with him?

6. What is the basis of Carolina's and Savvie's strong bond in "I Will Follow You"?

7. What does Marcy like about the exercise classes in the story "Florida"?

8. In "Difficult Women," what does Gay say a loose woman sees in the mirror and why?

9. What event eventually brings Kate and Magnus back together?

10. Why is the ceiling at Bianca's office moldy and rotted in "Water, All Its Weight"?

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