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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George's mother died as a result of experiencing an allergic reaction to what kind of drug?
(a) An opiate.
(b) A vitamin.
(c) An antibiotic.
(d) A sleeping pill.

2. The second time H visits George's house, they go together to what kind of establishment to talk?
(a) A parking structure.
(b) A mall.
(c) A playground.
(d) A bookstore.

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

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

5. How many minutes at a time is George usually able to watch the pornographic video in her daily ritual?
(a) 15
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

6. H asks George about a photograph in George's mother's study that features what town?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Venice.
(c) Padua.
(d) Ferrara.

7. For what kind of company does George's father currently work?
(a) Roofing.
(b) Tax preparation.
(c) Plumbing sales.
(d) Gas.

8. What is the first name of George's father?
(a) Blake.
(b) Connor.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Henry.

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

10. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Proletariat.
(c) Jet-setter.
(d) Socialite.

11. To which character had George's mother compared the painting by Francesco, calling it "generous," "sardonic," and "friendly" (205)?
(a) George.
(b) Lisa.
(c) George's father.
(d) Henry.

12. What emotion is Henry really feeling when he tells George that he is bored?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Grief.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Excitement.

13. At what time of the morning does H knock on George's door on New Year's Day, the first time she visits her home?
(a) 3.
(b) Half past 4.
(c) 2.
(d) Half past 1.

14. What word had George's mother intended to write on the window above the politician's head as he sat eating a meal at a restaurant?
(a) Liar.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Thief.
(d) Stupid.

15. In what way had George's mother reacted to George's confession?
(a) She yelled.
(b) She demanded an apology.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She ran out of the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of seating is provided within the room at the museum where Francesco's painting is hung?

2. In what month had George, Henry, and their mother eaten dinner near the castle in Italy?

3. 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?

4. What is George's mother doing in the video from her childhood in which she appears with her own mother?

5. How many seconds in length is the video George has of her mother as a little girl?

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