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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George and H develop a studying technique that involves what form of literature?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Poems.
(c) Memoirs.
(d) Songs.

2. What objects were always embedded in the stationery George's mother provided for the family's New Year's ritual?
(a) Bark.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Orange peels.
(d) Flower petals.

3. How many seconds in length is the video George has of her mother as a little girl?
(a) 48.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 36.

4. George's mother told George that Lisa's attention had turned from flattering to what?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Obsessive.
(c) Scary.
(d) Sexual.

5. At the end of H's visit with George and Henry on the morning of New Year's Day, George is shocked to realize that she has taken what action three times?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Spoke about her mother.
(c) Sighed.
(d) Took a deep breath.

6. In a significant moment within the conversation in Italy, George's mother told her, "You know, Georgie, nothing's not" (250) what?
(a) Connected.
(b) Meaningful.
(c) Significant.
(d) Historically relevant.

7. H refuses an invitation from George's father to stay for what meal during her third visit?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Tea.

8. In what city does George currently live with her father and her brother Henry?
(a) Nice.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Cambridge.

9. The narrator telling George's story states that at the time of the narrative's unfolding, "it's just past midnight on" (164) which holiday?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Fourth of July.

10. When George finally confessed her transgression to her mother, she said she had been keeping the secret for what length of time?
(a) Years.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

11. George's mother told George that the castle nearby had been the site of a mass shooting how many years before?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 10.

12. What objects had George's mother liked to keep until a particular Subvert project was done?
(a) Pencil shavings.
(b) Staples.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Paper trimmings.

13. What romantic gesture does H make toward George for the first time on her third visit to George's house?
(a) She kisses George's mouth.
(b) She interlaces her fingers with George's.
(c) She puts her arm around George.
(d) She kisses George's forehead.

14. Which object belonging to George's mother went "missing in the panic and aftermath" (179) of her death?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her passport.
(c) Her laptop.
(d) Her cell phone.

15. George allows H to push her in what kind of a wheeled object?
(a) A stroller.
(b) A chair.
(c) A shopping cart.
(d) A go-kart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month had George's mother passed away?

2. George suspects that her brother Henry has what quality within his identity?

3. What term indicating class status had George's father applied to George's mother's class origins?

4. In what way had George's mother reacted to George's confession?

5. In what location does George generally engage in her daily ritual viewing of the pornographic video?

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