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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rachel say is hard to include in a book when the author has to move the plot forward?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Recipes.
(d) Long descriptions.

3. What does Richard get a ticket for when he proposes to Rachel?
(a) Property damage.
(b) Disturbing the peace.
(c) Jaywalking.
(d) Traffic violation.

4. What is the first word Mark says to Rachel when he speaks to her in Chapter 7?
(a) Britches.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Mean.
(d) Painful.

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

6. What is Marvin's occupation?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Obstretrician.
(d) Fireman.

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

8. In Chapter Nine, what kind of food does Rachel say is good to eat when you're feeling blue?
(a) Candy.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

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

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

11. What color hair does Rachel's second son have?
(a) Red.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

12. What does Rachel dislike about Richard's wife?
(a) She giggles.
(b) She drinks too much.
(c) She never talks.
(d) She's too talkative.

13. What kind of stories does Rachel read to Sam after she comes home from the hospital?
(a) About being independent.
(b) About baby brothers.
(c) About airplanes.
(d) About New York City.

14. What do Sidney and Dan discover once they learn each other's last names?
(a) They have the same last name but are not related.
(b) They know each other's spouses.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They are distant cousins.

15. Where did Arthur and Mark grow up together?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington.
(c) Denver.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does Rachel talk about when she is doing a cooking demonstration?

2. Whose car does Rachel borrow in order to get to the Rice's house?

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

4. What recipe do Julie and Rachel perfect while at Rachel and Mark's Virginia home?

5. What does Rachel get mad at Mark for when they are on the shuttle to Washington?

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