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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Evie actually "Evie Cottrell, Inc?"
(a) She legally changes her name to sound more professional.
(b) Cottrell is her middle name and Inc is her last name.
(c) Her family makes private stock offerings in her career.
(d) She is the head of Evie Cottrell's soap empire.

2. What is Evie's taste in furniture?
(a) American prairie pieces from the early 1900s.
(b) Renaissance Italian mahogany.
(c) Swedish tapestries from the late 1600s.
(d) Provincial French painted white and gold.

3. With whom does Shannon stay after she gets out of the hospital?
(a) Evie.
(b) Manus.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Seth.

4. What object do the nuns remove from Shannon's bathroom?
(a) The faucet.
(b) The shower curtain.
(c) The mirror.
(d) The toilet paper.

5. What book do Shannon and Brandy use when searching for drugs?
(a) The Merriam-Webster Medical Thesaurus.
(b) The Physicians' Desk Reference.
(c) Prescription Pills for Dummies.
(d) The Oxford Dictionary of medical terms.

6. What has Shannon told her parents to avoid telling them about the accident?
(a) She tells them that she is going on a retreat to Tibet.
(b) She tells them that she is taking a vow of silence.
(c) She tells them that she is on a shoot in Mexico.
(d) She tells them that she is visiting a friend in Australia.

7. What does Manus purchase for Shannon of their date?
(a) He purchases a hat but it is a size too small.
(b) He purchases sunglasses, but one lens is darker than the other.
(c) He purchases flip-flops but they are a size too big.
(d) He purchases peanuts but she is allergic.

8. Whom does Brandy claim to be when trying to cross the border?
(a) She claims to be the Princess Brandy Alexander.
(b) She claims to be a star surgeon at a Seattle hospital.
(c) She claims to be the wife of a Reverend on the Christian Healing Network.
(d) She claims to be a famous movie star.

9. Why is Seth so fixated on television?
(a) He has come up with a theory that claims television makes people like God.
(b) He is obsessed with soap operas and constantly concerned he will miss one.
(c) He is pitching a new idea for a daytime television show.
(d) He has never seen or heard a television show and he cannot imagine what one looks like.

10. Where has Evie gone for her model shoot?
(a) Cancun.
(b) Sydney.
(c) London.
(d) Texas.

11. Why is Brandy so inspired by Miss Rona?
(a) Miss Rona, like Shannon, has a horrific accident.
(b) Miss Rona, like Evie, is from Texas.
(c) Miss Rona, like Manus, is an undercover cop.
(d) Miss Rona, like Brandy, completely recreates herself.

12. What does Brandy give to Shannon after she tells her story?
(a) Brandy gives Shannon liquor.
(b) Brandy gives Shannon money.
(c) Brandy gives Shannon Vicodins.
(d) Brandy gives Shannon chocolate ice cream.

13. What is Signore Alfa Romeo's main asset?
(a) He asks no questions and drives the car.
(b) He is incredibly attractive with beautiful blue eyes.
(c) He is sly, devious, and an excellent planner.
(d) He is very smart and can crunch numbers.

14. What does Brandy think is the most boring thing in the entire world?
(a) Television.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Nudity.

15. What topic does her mother and father discuss at the dinner table on the Thanksgiving before Shannon's accident?
(a) They discuss Brandy's new dress.
(b) They discuss what Shannon has done with her career.
(c) They discuss what to sew on Shane's memorial quilt.
(d) They discuss Shannon's younger sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character(s) do(es) Shannon consider her worst enemy?

2. What does the narrator (Shannon McFarland) feel is responsible for Evie Cottrell's appearance?

3. What does Shannon write on her postcard?

4. What happens to Shannon's brother's face?

5. Why is Shannon upset when Evie wears her clothes?

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