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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. What does a crazy woman think about while walking down the street in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Defending herself against men who might approach her menacingly or attack her.
(b) What she will say to her new boyfriend when she sees him.
(c) How she will pay all her bills.
(d) Where she will go for dinner later.

2. What kind of exercise does a frigid woman do in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Kickboxing.
(b) Running.
(c) Pilates.
(d) Yoga.

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

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

5. Why do Savvie and Carolina not need to work or worry about money?
(a) Their parents support them.
(b) They have a trust fund.
(c) They invented a very valuable device and live on the royalties from their invention.
(d) A jury awarded them each a large amount of money because of their ordeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elsie Moreau not want to associate with the new neighbors who are also from Haiti?

2. What does the narrator discover at her medical appointment at the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?

3. What band does Kate love?

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

5. What is one part of her new community that Marcy enjoys participating in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carolina tell Savvie she decided to marry Darryl?

2. How does Tricia judge the clients she cleans houses for in the story "Florida"?

3. Why is Alvarez hesitant to get more involved with Sarah in "La Negra Blanca," even though he adores her?

4. What shocking realization does the narrator come to at the end of "The Mark of Cain"?

5. What traumatic event did Kate experience with her long-term partner before meeting Magnus?

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

7. What is the background of the narrator's boyfriend, Gus, bringing her plastic body parts in the story "Baby Arm"?

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

9. In the story "Difficult Women," what is it about death that makes girls more interesting?

10. Why does Magnus get angry with Kate and ignore her calls for weeks?

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