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

2. How many rooms are in Vera's home?
(a) 22.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

3. Heather can best be described as ________________.
(a) Disturbed.
(b) Prim.
(c) Bohemian.
(d) Sullen.

4. What is Nan's profession?
(a) Hatmaker.
(b) Editor.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Seamstress.

5. What does Mona do when she hears her diagnosis?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She faints.
(c) She screams.
(d) She runs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Eve NOT do with unused budgetary funds for her boss?

2. What is Eve's job?

3. What is Mary's nationality?

4. With what disease has Mona been diagnosed?

5. Who is the housekeeper hired by Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of "Brixton"?

2. What is the premise of "Green Park"?

3. What is Eve's focus with the work she does for individual women?

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

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

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

7. Why has Jane requested a reunion with her friends, Helen and Margaret?

8. How does Shirley prove to be the most sensitive person in the story?

9. What is the premise of "Stockwell"?

10. How does Adam behave immaturely during the trip to introduce Heather to his mother and sister?

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