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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 position on nouvelle cuisine?
(a) She thinks it's silly.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She is neutral on the subject.

2. What new item of clothing does Rachel see that Mark has draped over a chair in Harry's apartment?
(a) Rain coat.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Leather jacket.
(d) Blazer.

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

4. What author does Rachel talk about when she is doing a cooking demonstration?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Lillian Hellman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Helen Finkle fall in love with?

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

3. What does Julie say her daughter flushed down the toilet at school?

4. What did Rachel get from the owner of Chez Helene?

5. What style does Rachel say Mark sometimes writes his columns in that she describes as "dumb"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.

2. Does Rachel enjoy giving cooking demonstrations?

3. Describe Nathaniel's physical appearance.

4. What does Rachel learn about Thelma's birthday?

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

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

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

8. How did Rachel get into the food writing business?

9. How do Arthur and Julie keep Rachel entertained in the hospital?

10. Describe Juanita's character.

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