View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James decide two days before the New Year?
(a) That he will forgive Theresa if she will marry him immediately.
(b) That he is moving away.
(c) That he is putting his mother in a nursing home.
(d) That it's over.

2. When is the last time Theresa talked with Tony?
(a) The day of his mother's party.
(b) He left just before James arrived.
(c) One year earlier.
(d) Two days before Christmas.

3. Who teases Theresa during a wedding reception that he wants to marry her?
(a) Tony.
(b) Victor.
(c) James.
(d) Gary.

4. What depresses Theresa about the Thanksgiving holiday?
(a) Her dying father.
(b) Being out of school.
(c) Being with James.
(d) The domesticity of it all.

5. What happens to Theresa at school on the Friday after her Wednesday night date?
(a) Parent-teacher conferences are held.
(b) She is reprimanded for missing work.
(c) There is a potluck in her honor.
(d) Other teachers tease her about missing work.

6. To whom does Theresa sing a song?
(a) James.
(b) Gary.
(c) Victor.
(d) Rose.

7. Where does Theresa insist her date take her that neither she nor her date enjoy?
(a) An ethnic restaurant.
(b) The ballet.
(c) A rock concert.
(d) A museum.

8. What is Theresa's new male friend's relationship with his children?
(a) He has joint custody.
(b) He has sole custody.
(c) He isn't allowed to see them.
(d) He doesn't have any children.

9. What does Theresa reach for after asking Gary to leave at the end of the book?
(a) The phone.
(b) Her gun.
(c) The light switch.
(d) The knife he left there.

10. Where are Theresa and James scheduled to go after Thanksgiving dinner and why?
(a) To Katherine's for a party.
(b) To a bar to celebrate their engagement.
(c) To Patricia's for drinks.
(d) Window shopping to look for engagement rings.

11. Who is Katherine leaving her husband for?
(a) A guy she just met.
(b) Her psychology professor.
(c) Her drug dealer.
(d) Her English professor.

12. Why does James leave Theresa's apartment on Christmas Day?
(a) To think about things for a while.
(b) To go ask his mother what to do.
(c) To return her gift.
(d) To go meet another woman.

13. Where is a union strike held?
(a) At Katherine's work.
(b) At Theresa's school.
(c) At the factory where Theresa's dad works.
(d) At the factory where Theresa works summers.

14. Where does Katherine take Theresa when they walk to talk about Katherine's new plans?
(a) A bar called Hole in the Wall.
(b) A bar called Corner's.
(c) A bar called Charlie's.
(d) A bar called Mr. Goodbar's.

15. When does Theresa fall asleep after her Wednesday night date?
(a) At almost dawn.
(b) As soon as she gets home from work on Thursday.
(c) Just before midnight.
(d) Shortly after he arrives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What repulses Theresa about Gary?

2. When does Theresa decide to move from Brooks' house?

3. What book does Theresa read when she goes to Mr. Goodbar?

4. Why does Tony leave Theresa's apartment after the party?

5. What does Katherine confide to Theresa the November after Theresa becomes a boarder in her house?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 564 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample