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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 is Eve's job?
(a) Personal manager.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Chef.
(d) Teacher.

2. Who is the housekeeper hired by Joseph?
(a) Anna.
(b) Maria.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Bernice.

3. Who is Mona's husband?
(a) Mike.
(b) Phil.
(c) Mack.
(d) Jerry.

4. Why does Shirley not invite Nan to her wedding?
(a) She has a very small wedding.
(b) She feels badly that Colin won't marry Nan.
(c) She does not ever want to see Nan again.
(d) She elopes.

5. How old are Mona's twin daughters?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 33.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jane's husband?

2. Heather can best be described as ________________.

3. How old was Olive when she opened her business?

4. Who is the customer with whom Nan has a fight?

5. In what business has Olive worked for 20 years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose want to take her father to Paris?

2. What does Mona learn about her own mother's view of her death from cancer that is similar to her own?

3. Why does Nan especially enjoy having Shirley as a customer?

4. What is the premise of "Victoria"?

5. Describe Vera's childhood and how she prepares to leave her situation.

6. How is Olive's true character in contrast to the gracious person she pretends to be?

7. How does this story differ from many of the other stories which address inter-generational conflict?

8. Explain the reason for the trouble between Mary and her parents and what her life is like without them.

9. What is the premise of "Seven Sisters"?

10. Why is Vera's married life just as dysfunctional as her childhood had been?

(see the answer keys)

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