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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mistakes Were Made.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Patty enters her new home at the end of "Mistakes Were Made," she realizes what?
(a) She loves the new home more than the old one.
(b) She was right to move.
(c) She wants to live there forever.
(d) She has made another mistake.

2. Patty does not like talking about whom?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her children.

3. What is the name of Patty's mother?
(a) Joyce Emerson.
(b) Jane Emerson.
(c) Janet Emerson.
(d) Julia Emerson.

4. When Patty's parents learn of her rape, what do they want her to do?
(a) Leave the area.
(b) Forget about what happened.
(c) Tell the police.
(d) Go to the hospital.

5. Patty notes that, as a result of her affair with Richard, she felt what?
(a) A peaceful clarity of focus.
(b) A horrible reckoning of her conscience.
(c) A terrible confusion of the heart.
(d) A frightening split of her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader is informed that the New York Times featured a story of whose disgrace?

2. What does Patty's father do for a living?

3. Patty begins to unravel emotionally after learning what?

4. Who does Eliza start dating soon after meeting Patty?

5. At what did Patty excel in her youth?

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