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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Marble Arch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pat learns that Marigold had forced Nadia _____________________.
(a) To prostitute herself.
(b) To cook every night.
(c) To leave unexpectedly.
(d) To paint the flat.

2. Who is Nadia?
(a) A flower shop owner.
(b) A television actress.
(c) A ballerina.
(d) Joy and Marigold's former roommate.

3. What intrigues the narrator by the end of the story?
(a) Thinking about whether she will ever get married.
(b) Thinking about whether she would like living in New York.
(c) Thinking about whether she and Alice could be a couple.
(d) Thinking about whether she could open a catering business.

4. What does the president of the man's company have sent to the hotel room?
(a) Wine.
(b) Fruit and flowers.
(c) Theater tickets.
(d) Champagne and strawberries.

5. Why does Eddie not try to find a new job?
(a) He is too old to be hired by anyone.
(b) He has too much invested in his career.
(c) He is too old to go back to school.
(d) He is almost at retirement age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Lisa's lover give her for being away for a few hours?

2. What is the name of the white man whom Rita is seeing?

3. What crime had Rita's husband committed?

4. Who is the man whom Sophie loves?

5. Why is the narrator uneasy at Rita's home?

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