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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 are the costumes Brian and Jeff are wearing in the photo Kate has after Teresa leaves?
(a) Tom and Jerry
(b) Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
(c) Peanut butter and jelly
(d) Dice

2. Where does George ask Ellen to meet him for lunch?
(a) At a grill near their house
(b) At a steakhouse several miles from campus
(c) At a sushi bar downtown
(d) At a sandwich shop on campus

3. When does Kate say she and Ellen had a talk about sex?
(a) When Ellen went to her first school dance
(b) When Ellen was eleven
(c) They never did
(d) When Elen was thirteen

4. What does Kate need that George had not been able to find during the night?
(a) Aspirin
(b) A heating pad
(c) Morphine
(d) Scissors

5. What day was it that Ellen and her brothers went for ice cream?
(a) Monday
(b) Thursday
(c) Sunday
(d) Saturday

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate say is her mother's opinion of Austen?

2. What does Kate say the book club will do after they complete the book they're working on?

3. What day does Ellen say she'll be back?

4. Where does Kate say she met George?

5. What is Skip's real first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ellen's reaction to Jonathan's news when he calls her?

2. What does Teresa say about Kate's bathing?

3. What are the reactions of Brian and Jeff to their mother's appearance when they come home for Thanksgiving?

4. What does Ellen say about the way people greeted Ellen and Kate?

5. What is the "secret ingredient" Ellen adds to the chicken stock and what does her mother say about it?

6. What is Jules' advice about Ellen's decision to stay with her mother?

7. What does Ellen say she believes her role was in her parents' marriage?

8. In the prologue, what does Ellen say is the truth about her mother's death?

9. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.

10. What does George say when Ellen accuses him of doing nothing to help with Kate?

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