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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. Who does Chrissie tell Klara will be traveling with them to the city?
(a) Jennifer and Ryan.
(b) Melania and Jennifer.
(c) Rick and Helen.
(d) Rick and Jennifer.

2. What is Klara keeping an eye out for in the city?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Rex AF.
(c) Paul.
(d) The Cootings Machine.

3. What does Rick's mother suggest she might treat Klara as, instead of as a guest?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A fish.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A dog.

4. What does Rick ask Klara to tell Josie for him about Josie's present that she sends to Rick with Klara?
(a) He likes Josie's picture for him.
(b) He will not eat the cake Josie sent for him.
(c) He has no feelings about Josie's picture for him either way.
(d) He hates Josie's picture for him.

5. What surprises Klara about Rick's mother's request of her concerning Rick?
(a) Rick's mother seems very angry in making the request.
(b) Rick's mother is making a very outlandish request.
(c) Rick's mother is asking Klara for something that will likely result in Rick's mother's own loneliness.
(d) Rick's mother offers to pay Klara for her help, but money means nothing to Klara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eventually leads to Rick stopping his visits to Josie when she is sick in Part III?

2. What does Josie say that Rick's mother does not have?

3. What does Klara think of Josie's portrait in progress?

4. What does the bubble game eventually give rise to between Rick and Josie?

5. What does Klara discover about her old store in the city in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Helen say to Klara that could be considered rude when they first meet?

2. What does Mr. Capaldi ask Klara to do in his studio?

3. What does Miss Helen and Josie think is Rick's best chance for success in life?

4. What is a major source of grief for Chrissie?

5. What did Chrissie do to help her grieve Sal when Sal died?

6. What does Klara realize Mr. Capaldi is doing for his "portrait" of Josie?

7. What is Mr. Capaldi's argument about why Chrissie's plans to "continue" Josie will work?

8. What does Josie fear about how Klara may feel about her in Part III?

9. What does Klara have to sacrifice for her plan to help Josie?

10. What does Josie's and Rick's "plan" seem to involve?

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