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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Rachel compare Thelma with when she is at the group therapy meeting?
(a) Cow.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Chicken.

2. Where did Rachel first meet Mark?
(a) Book signing.
(b) Christmas party.
(c) Tennis game.
(d) Running club.

3. What recipe did Rachel's mother like to make for her New Year's Day party?
(a) Shrimp cocktail.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Lox, onions and eggs.
(d) Beef tacos.

4. What happens when Rachel looks at the camera while doing her TV show?
(a) She stares without blinking.
(b) She frowns.
(c) She blinks a lot.
(d) She sneezes.

5. When Chapter Four begins, what does Rachel do when she wakes up?
(a) Call Mark.
(b) Read.
(c) Watch the baby inside her make waves in her belly.
(d) Call Thelma.

6. What is the name of the detective who takes Rachel's statement after the mugging at group therapy?
(a) O'Reilly.
(b) Carney.
(c) Nolan.
(d) Smith.

7. How many children does Rachel have at the beginning of the novel?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

8. What do Rachel and Betty Searle try to figure out in Chapter 1?
(a) Neighborhood mystery.
(b) The best carrot cake recipe.
(c) Crossword puzzle.
(d) How long Thelma has been in an affair.

9. Who did Eleanor find wandering the streets dressed only in a towel?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Harry's third wife.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her mother.

10. Who did Rachel give a recipe for carrot cake?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Julie.
(c) Betty.
(d) Harry.

11. How long has it been since Rachel has attended therapy group in Chapter Four?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

12. After the robbery at group, what do the police use to transport the group to the police station?
(a) Paddy wagon.
(b) Police cars.
(c) Subway.
(d) Taxis.

13. What does Rachel find in Mark's sock drawer?
(a) Poem to his lover.
(b) Diamond necklace.
(c) Gun.
(d) Children's song book.

14. What story does Mark like to tell that Rachel describes as a "novella"?
(a) Traveling to Singapore.
(b) Meeting Rachel.
(c) His first day of work in the newspaper business.
(d) When he wrote his first column.

15. Where did Richard first see Rachel?
(a) Oprah.
(b) Comedy Central.
(c) Local news.
(d) Phil Donahue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harry wearing when he returns to his apartment in Chapter Three?

2. What show does Rachel watch the second morning she is in her father's apartment?

3. Where does Rachel stay when she goes to New York?

4. What excuse does Laszlo give Rachel for not completing the contracting work?

5. Who tells Rachel that she saw Mark and another woman at a hotel in Chicago?

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