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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tommy realize about his father in 'Blue Notebook'?
(a) That his mother and Anna are wrong.
(b) That Marion is right.
(c) That he doesn't know him.
(d) That his mother and Anna are right.

2. What is Ella's profession?
(a) Actress.
(b) Writer.
(c) Storekeeper.
(d) Politician.

3. In 'Black Notebook', what is the idea to change the novel's theme?
(a) Change it to class relations.
(b) Change it to family relations.
(c) Change it to race relations.
(d) Change it to family issues.

4. Why does someone beg Molly not to send those pages of the red notebook?
(a) This person fears she will be hanged.
(b) This person doesn't want Tommy to see it.
(c) This person does not want to be associated with her.
(d) This person doesn't want Richard to know.

5. Whom does Molly ask about why they lied in 'Red Notebook'?
(a) Anna.
(b) Richard.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Headquarters.

6. Who is originally told that whoever is in jail is not in trouble?
(a) Molly.
(b) Richard.
(c) The Forest Brothers.
(d) Anna.

7. In what part of 'Black Notebook' does Anna dream?
(a) The middle.
(b) Her final entry.
(c) The first entry.
(d) The second to last page.

8. Who wonders why Anna is a member of the Community Party in the part about the red notebook?
(a) Richard.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Molly.

9. What does Anna begin to record in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?
(a) Ideas for short stories and novels.
(b) Ideas for songs.
(c) Poems.
(d) Songs.

10. What does Anna realize about her novel in the black notebook and its readers?
(a) That they have taken her seriously when they weren't supposed to.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) That her readers understand her perfectly.
(d) That her readers don't care.

11. What happens when another company approaches Anna about her novel?
(a) They have specific guidelines that she does not meet.
(b) They immediately buy the rights.
(c) They turn her down without meeting.
(d) They love the book but don't buy it.

12. Who wrote the synopsis of Anna's novel in the black notebook?
(a) Anna.
(b) Marion.
(c) Richard.
(d) Molly.

13. What is different about the addition to Anna's novel in 'Yellow Notebook'?
(a) It is something completely different from the rest.
(b) This character is sad when the rest are happy.
(c) The new addition is a healthy Ella.
(d) Anna does not like this character.

14. What kind of party does Anna attend in 'Red Notebook'?
(a) A book club.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A memorial.
(d) A Communist gathering.

15. After Anna makes dinner for herself and Michael, what happens?
(a) He arrives late.
(b) He calls and Anna begs him to come over.
(c) He arrives early.
(d) He doesn't show up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Red Notebook', how does the person who dreamt of color feel after the dream?

2. What is Anna's sarcastic suggestion for the movie at her lunch meeting?

3. What lie does Anna tell about a journal in 'Black Notebook'?

4. What are Anna's ideas about in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?

5. Who is Janet's father?

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