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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. Who did Helen Finkle fall in love with?
(a) Richard's friend.
(b) Thelma's cousin.
(c) Rachel's husband.
(d) Her secretary.

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

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

4. How many pounds does Rachel and Mark's second son weigh at birth?
(a) Four pounds.
(b) Six pounds.
(c) Eight pounds.
(d) Seven pounds, five ounces.

5. How does the newspaper report about the robbery describe Rachel's occupation that irritates her?
(a) Cookbook author.
(b) Ex-New Yorker.
(c) Pregnant writer.
(d) Distraught housewife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel trip over when she is snooping outside the Rice's house?

2. What meal does Rachel make for Mark the first night she is back home in Washington?

3. What is Rachel's position on nouvelle cuisine?

4. What question does Marvin ask Rachel at the end of Chapter Twelve?

5. Who does Rachel visit the morning after she returns to Washington with Mark?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julie tell Rachel about Mark's promise not to see Thelma anymore?

2. What are the policeman doing in Rachel's Washington house when she returns from the cooking demonstration in New York?

3. What does Arthur do that betrays his marriage and the Feldmans friendship?

4. What is the Siegels' reaction when Rachel calls them to tell them about Mark and Thelma's affair?

5. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.

6. Why does Betty want to give a dance for Thelma?

7. What does Rachel discover in Mark's office?

8. Describe Nathaniel's physical appearance.

9. What is the relationship like between the Feldmans and the Siegels?

10. Describe Rachel's labor.

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