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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel trip over when she is snooping outside the Rice's house?
(a) Log.
(b) Wire.
(c) Garden hose.
(d) Rake.

2. What is the subject of Mark's column that he is working on at the beginning of Chapter Nine?
(a) Tax hikes for the rich.
(b) War.
(c) Economic problems.
(d) Easter Shuttle.

3. What style does Rachel say Mark sometimes writes his columns in that she describes as "dumb"?
(a) Chekov.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Faulkner.
(d) Joyce.

4. What does Juanita say about Thelma?
(a) She had a hard time selling her condo.
(b) She's hard to make travel plans for.
(c) She's had a root canal.
(d) She's very messy.

5. Who does Rachel visit the morning after she returns to Washington with Mark?
(a) Julie and Arthur.
(b) Betty.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Jonathan.

6. Where does Arthur teach criminal law?
(a) Yale Law School.
(b) Columbia Law School.
(c) Georgetown Law School.
(d) Harvard Law School.

7. Who was with Rachel in Rome when they got a recipe for linguine?
(a) Julie.
(b) Betty.
(c) Richard.
(d) Meg.

8. What do Sam and Mark find in the river near their Virginia home?
(a) Salamander.
(b) Duck.
(c) Fish.
(d) Frog.

9. What does Julie say her daughter flushed down the toilet at school?
(a) Calculator.
(b) Backpack.
(c) Six gerbils.
(d) Pencils.

10. What does Rachel refuse to teach Mark how to make when he asks in Chapter Ten?
(a) Flan.
(b) Vinaigrette.
(c) Chocolate chip cookies.
(d) Souffle.

11. Where does Rachel do a cooking demonstration in Chapter Ten?
(a) Culinary school.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Local grocery store.
(d) Macy's.

12. How tall is Juanita?
(a) Four feet six inches.
(b) Four feet ten inches.
(c) Five feet.
(d) Five feet six inches.

13. What does Rachel discover in the copy of the Washington Post she finds in Mark's office?
(a) Mark's column.
(b) Personal ads.
(c) Circled real estate listings.
(d) Thelma's divorce announcement.

14. What does Betty say that Jonathan organized for his wife that she never showed up for?
(a) Shopping spree.
(b) Evening at a concert.
(c) Trip to China.
(d) Surpise birthday lunch.

15. What meal does Rachel make for Mark the first night she is back home in Washington?
(a) Ravioli.
(b) Ham.
(c) Veal.
(d) Shrimp curry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the newspaper report about the robbery describe Rachel's occupation that irritates her?

2. What color hair does Richard Finkle have?

3. Why does Rachel believe her newborn son arrives early?

4. What is Marvin's occupation?

5. What kind of food does Rachel hate that she says she'll never have to eat again if her marriage to Mark doesn't work out?

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