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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Anna means to write about the events of the day in 'Blue Notebook'?
(a) She puts it off.
(b) She throws away the Blue Notebook.
(c) She writes one page and stops.
(d) She writes as much as she can.

2. How were friends of Michael's killed by the Community Party?
(a) Hanged.
(b) Electrocuted.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Shot.

3. Why is Ella no longer healthy in 'Yellow Notebook'?
(a) Because she is ill.
(b) Because her daughter died.
(c) Because of Tommy's death.
(d) Because Paul left her.

4. What does Anna tell Mother Sugar in 'Blue Notebook'?
(a) She thinks her sessions have made a difference.
(b) She thinks her sessions aren't helping.
(c) She is ready to move on alone.
(d) She doesn't want to see her anymore.

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

6. What does Anna assume about her new roommate?
(a) That she is a good person.
(b) That he likes her.
(c) That he is a good person.
(d) That he is cheating on her.

7. What does Anna lose in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her writer's block.
(d) Her pen.

8. What is Harry's job?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A banker.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A grocery store clerk.

9. What does Anna write about the Communist Party in the red notebook?
(a) Critical things.
(b) Positive things.
(c) Richard's thoughts.
(d) Other people's thoughts.

10. What does Anna's meeting involve with the second company?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) A lunch meeting.
(c) A dinner meeting.
(d) Coffee.

11. What is the information in the yellow notebook?
(a) It appears to be a love letter.
(b) It appears to be about the Communist Party.
(c) It appears to be a manuscript for a novel.
(d) It appears to be a note to Tommy.

12. What kind of pie does Anna refer to in 'Black Notebook'?
(a) Apple.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Squirrel pie.
(d) Pigeon pie.

13. What does Anna realize about her breakup with Michael?
(a) It changed her.
(b) It did not change her.
(c) She is glad it happened.
(d) She is still upset.

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

15. Who dreams of looking at the world from a distance in 'Red Notebook'?
(a) Anna.
(b) Michael.
(c) Richard.
(d) Molly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Anna write about in the black notebook?

2. What does it mean if a Communist man gets married?

3. What does Anna use as the basis for her stories?

4. In 'Black Notebook', what does Anna's novel have to do with?

5. Whom does Anna have lunch with in 'Black Notebook'?

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