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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 else upsets Akiko's husband?
(a) The mistakes she makes everyday.
(b) Her answers to the My American Wife! questionnaire.
(c) Her presence.
(d) Her attitude as she watches the show.

2. How does Jane get back at John?
(a) She hits him over the head with something.
(b) She calls his wife to tell her what has happened.
(c) She does not tell him he will have to introduce himself in front of Ms. Helen's church.
(d) She reports the rape to the police.

3. Initially, what causes Jane to worry about the casting of the show?
(a) Japanese will be shown in a bad light.
(b) That Americans will be shown in a bad light.
(c) The biased slant of the show.
(d) The too positive slant of the show.

4. Why did this development happen?
(a) Because he ate fatty food.
(b) Because the factory mistreated him.
(c) Because of hormones in meat.
(d) Because Purcell ate meat he was not supposed to eat.

5. What is the name of the first wife on the show?
(a) Suzie Flows.
(b) Susan Flandary.
(c) Suzie Flowers.
(d) Susan Flounders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that John will not let Akiko close the door to the bathroom, what is she losing?

2. Of whom is Akiko a fan?

3. What is Christina's favorite meal?

4. While at a German house in Oklahoma, what happens to the director?

5. What is anaphylactic shock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the negative affects of the hormone known as diethylstilbestrol or DES?

2. Why does Jane have her production assistant take John to a strip club?

3. What will help Akiko to gain weight and get her body ready to have a baby?

4. When Purcell stops eating chicken parts, what happens?

5. What happened to Jane's first marriage?

6. Why did the FDA decide to outlaw this drug for animals?

7. Why is Jane suddenly allowed more creative control over the show?

8. Because the author is like the novel's main character, what distinct qualities does she bring to her protagonist?

9. What is the good news concerning the Bukowskys?

10. Ultimately, what does Jane want to show on My American Wife!?

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