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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. Georgia travels to see the husband of her recently deceased friend, _______________.
(a) Delores.
(b) Maya.
(c) Magda.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. What is Joan's last name?
(a) Fontaine.
(b) Fenton.
(c) Fulbright.
(d) Fordyce.

3. Who is Matilda's mother?
(a) Mrs. Carbuncle.
(b) Mrs. Corwin.
(c) Mrs. Chappie.
(d) Mrs. Carson.

4. Which of the following did Margot NOT do when she heard that Reuel was cheating on her?
(a) She put on different clothes.
(b) She hired a private detective.
(c) She put on a wig.
(d) She spied on him at a campsite.

5. What is the profession of the man in #136?
(a) Chemist.
(b) Artist.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Morris not go to dinner with Matilda a few years ago when she was interested in him?

2. When Maya has affairs now she ________________________.

3. What is Lazarus House?

4. Jeanine has no success in seducing ____________________.

5. Why does Anita have to have surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Anita learn about Margot when her mother visited her in the hospital after her appendix surgery?

2. What was the source of the falling out between Georgia and Maya, causing them to never speak again?

3. How does Joan's hometown of Logan contribute to people's needs to fit in and not be too distinctive?

4. How does Margot keep Reuel in line now that she had spotted him with their young babysitter, Lana?

5. Why are the circumstances of Austin's death unclear and what speculation could occur about it?

6. Who is Georgia, where has she traveled to at the beginning of the story, and who does she meet right away?

7. What does an older and divorced Joan learn about Matilda when she returns home to tend to her mother's grave?

8. Who is Miles and what is his relationship with Georgia?

9. Who are June (Bugs) and Averill and what are they doing as the story begins?

10. Explain what Averill does every night on board the ship.

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