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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 topic does "Seven Sisters" explore?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Wife swapping.
(c) Education.
(d) Greed.

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

3. What is Sandy's nationality?
(a) Welsh.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) Irish.

4. Rose had a bad marriage to a man named ________________.
(a) Gus.
(b) Steven.
(c) Jack.
(d) Neil.

5. How old was Olive when she opened her business?
(a) 56.
(b) 30.
(c) 43.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sara is sent to a conference in what city?

2. Eve can be characterized as a/an _____________________.

3. Stuart and Pat answer an ad for a/an ______________________.

4. How old is Rose's father?

5. How old are Mona's twin daughters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mary and what preoccupies her thoughts as the Christmas holiday approaches?

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

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

5. What is the premise of "Stockwell"?

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

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

8. What is the premise of "Pimlico"?

9. What is the premise of "Brixton"?

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

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