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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. 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.

2. What does Betty ask Rachel to bring to dinner to go with the lobsters?
(a) Key Lime pie.
(b) Boiled potatoes.
(c) Steamers.
(d) Corn-on-the-cob.

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

4. What color mustache does Arthur have?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

5. What does Mark do in Harry's apartment that convinces Rachel to return to Washington with him?
(a) Vows not to see Thelma again.
(b) Reads Sam a book.
(c) Cries.
(d) Tells Rachel he loves her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name does Rachel say she would like to have when she plays the game "What Do You Wish You Were Named"?

4. What does the nurse tell Rachel and Mark when she called their Virginia home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rachel agree to return to Washington with Mark?

2. How did Rachel react to seeing an article about herself and the robbery in the Daily News?

3. Describe Nathaniel's physical appearance.

4. In what way does Rachel seem to be hoping that her marriage will return to normal after Nathaniel is born?

5. Describe Juanita's character.

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

7. What marital fantasy does Rachel have in the airport on the way home to Washington?

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

9. What is Jonathan doing outside his house when Rachel arrives?

10. Describe Rachel's labor.

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