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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. What does May think about as she returns home?
(a) Getting a new job.
(b) Christmas gifts.
(c) Her alibi.
(d) Baby names.

2. What annoys the narrator at the dinner party?
(a) The lack of red wine.
(b) The music is too loud.
(c) Alice's popularity.
(d) Boorish guests.

3. What do the narrator and the person in #17 have in common?
(a) They are both in relationships with married men.
(b) They are both Scorpios.
(c) They have the same middle name.
(d) They went to the same college.

4. The wife of the married man is pregnant with their _____________ child.
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Second.

5. How does Margaret determine that she will provide a good life for her husband and son?
(a) She will take cooking lessons.
(b) She will get a job.
(c) She will steal things.
(d) She will attend to their every need.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sophie is in what business for herself now?

2. In what city does May work?

3. Malcolm and Melissa invite the unnamed narrator to ___________________.

4. What is the nationality of the woman in #7?

5. Whom does Jill want to sue for breach of contract?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking information does Sophie learn from some customers?

2. What is the source of Julia's angst in "Tottenham Court Road"?

3. Does Harry ever catch on to Margaret's shoplifting habits?

4. What is the premise of "Holborn"?

5. What is the premise of "Bond Street"?

6. How is Lewis drawn in, and ultimately used, by Jill?

7. How does Margaret convince Harry that he has made the right decision to stay with her and their son?

8. What is the narrator's concern after being identified as a lesbian at the party?

9. What is revealed about Rita's husband?

10. Why is Frankie determined to win over her new boss' wife?

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