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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. With whom does Joan plan to have an affair?
(a) John Brolin.
(b) John Brolier.
(c) John Bowen.
(d) John Brown.

2. What profession did Anita enter?
(a) Writing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Technology.
(d) Nursing.

3. Who is Matilda?
(a) Morris' girlfriend.
(b) A beautiful girl in town.
(c) Joan's best friend.
(d) Joan's aunt.

4. Why had Georgia lost her friend's friendship at one time?
(a) She cheated on her husband.
(b) She tried to seduce her friend's husband.
(c) She was spreading rumors behind her back.
(d) She ruined her cashmere sweater.

5. Why does Matilda's mother reject Morris' offer to take Matilda to the school dance?
(a) Matilda has a date for the dance.
(b) He is shorter than Matilda.
(c) He is too young to escort Matilda.
(d) The family is not that desperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joan's hometown?

2. What is Austin's last name?

3. Who is June's daughter?

4. What rumor had Anita and Margot heard about one of Teresa's miscarriages?

5. As a result of a childhood accident, Joan's brother ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Jeanine and what is her purpose for being on the ship?

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

5. In what ways is Georgia's friendship with Maya one-sided in terms of who gives more and who controls the friendship?

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

7. What story does the captain tell about two sister who once traveled on the ship?

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

9. Why has Anita come to her hometown and what does she recall about her childhood and about stopping for coffee with her friend, Margot, on their way to school?

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

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