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

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

3. Whose car does Rachel borrow in order to get to the Rice's house?
(a) Juanita's.
(b) Mark's.
(c) Neighbor's.
(d) Julie's.

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

5. What do the two policeman Rachel finds at her Washington home want to return to her?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Diamond ring.
(c) Wallet.
(d) Purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rachel's pediatrician tell Rachel and Mark when Sam was born?

2. Where was Julie working when Arthur met her?

3. What does Arthur make Rachel the day she can eat bland food in the hospital?

4. What subject is the article about that is in Rachel's typewriter in Chapter Nine?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Rachel's labor.

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

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

6. Why is Rachel so upset about the new blazer Mark bought?

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

8. Describe Juanita's character.

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

10. Describe Nathaniel's physical appearance.

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