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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rachel's occupation?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Actor.
(c) Cookbook writer.
(d) Teacher.

2. How long has Rachel been in therapy?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Nine years.

3. What did Charlie refuse to give Vera when she was moving out of their apartment?
(a) Bed.
(b) Coffee table.
(c) Carrot peeler.
(d) Couch.

4. What show does Rachel watch the second morning she is in her father's apartment?
(a) Oprah.
(b) CNN news.
(c) Merv Griffin.
(d) Phil Donahue.

5. What does Rachel say one network said about her when she tried to get a show with them?
(a) Too pretty.
(b) Too New York.
(c) Not tall enough.
(d) Too tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rachel's father in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the detective who takes Rachel's statement after the mugging at group therapy?

3. Who was Rachel's father going to see when he left Rachel in his apartment after calling for take-out?

4. What kind of pets did Rachel's first husband have?

5. What does Rachel wonder about regarding diabetes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Mr. Abbey, Rachel's Washington neighbor?

2. What happens when Rachel discovers Mark's affair?

3. How does Rachel describe her first husband, Charlie?

4. Why does Rachel feel a sense of relief when she discovers Mark's affair?

5. Why does Detective Nolan question Rachel about being in therapy?

6. How does Mark get Rachel to marry him?

7. What were Mark and Thelma doing the day that Thelma wrote an inscription in a child's song book to signify the importance of the day?

8. How did Rachel get a cooking show on television?

9. What was Rachel and Mark's early relationship like?

10. Describe Bebe's occupation.

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