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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 the snowstorm remind Karin of?
(a) Being stranded in an airport.
(b) Going skiing for the holidays.
(c) Having a bad car accident.
(d) Her baby's death.

2. In the second ending of this story, Averill ______________________.
(a) falls overboard.
(b) becomes seasick.
(c) misses the ship's launch.
(d) takes the captain's hand.

3. Who is the friend who Anita visits in her hometown?
(a) Margot.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Mavis.

4. What is the setting of "Goodness and Mercy"?
(a) A townhouse.
(b) A ship.
(c) A castle.
(d) A ranch.

5. How many miscarriages did Teresa have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a woman named Karin helping Austin to do as the story begins?

2. Who was the woman who gave Anita and Margot coffee on their way to school?

3. Which of the following does the man on the phone NOT tell Karin?

4. Georgia travels to see the husband of her recently deceased friend, _______________.

5. Which of the following did Margot NOT do when she heard that Reuel was cheating on her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Georgia meet Maya and Raymond as well as Hilda and Harvey? What secret does Georgia learn about the marriages of these two couples?

4. How did Margot get even with Reuel after his affair with their babysitter and manage to get all the things she had ever wanted in life?

5. Give some examples of how the author uses the theme of escape in this story.

6. What kind of world does the boat at night represent for Averill, and how does she incorporate the captain into this world?

7. What lie about Austin's true plans does Karin learn and how does she react to the news?

8. What does this story say about uneven love in relationships, especially in the case of Maya's husband, Raymond?

9. How does Karin think that her ex-husband, Brent, has facilitated Austin's departure from his church?

10. What is the symbolism of the red stained glass through which Joan views the world?

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