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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melissa see in the bathroom when she and Michael get home from the party in Chapter 1?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cockroach.
(d) A bat.

2. What does Melissa envision herself wearing at her imaginary wedding?
(a) A strapless, electric blue dress.
(b) A red tea-length dress.
(c) A white suit.
(d) A pair of jeans and a tuxedo shirt.

3. What kind of a class does Melissa take Blake to in Chapter 5?
(a) A parent-child science class.
(b) A parent-child music class.
(c) A parent-child painting class.
(d) A baby dance class.

4. How old is Melissa's daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

5. What does Stephanie suggest Damian needs to do to get his life and his mood back on track?
(a) Get a new job.
(b) Spend more time with his kids.
(c) See a therapist because he seems depressed.
(d) Sort things out with his mother.

6. Who calls Melissa during her Saturday shopping trip that annoys her?
(a) Michael.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Chun Song Li.

7. What was one metric by which the success of the party in Chapter 1 was measured?
(a) By how many people stayed over at the house.
(b) By how long guests actually jumped to the Kris Kross song "Jump."
(c) By how many empty bottles there were.
(d) By how much food was eaten.

8. What is the name of Melissa's and Michael's daughter?
(a) Ria.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Lily.
(d) Brigitte.

9. What is the nickname people gave Melissa and Michael?
(a) Cool M's.
(b) M and M.
(c) Melicael.
(d) Michliss.

10. Who wrote the poem that Evans includes in the novel before Chapter 1?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Lenny Bruce.
(c) Dylan Thomas.
(d) Edward Thomas.

11. How long have Michael and Melissa been a couple in Chapter 3?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 10 years.

12. Who is Damian's father?
(a) James.
(b) Billy.
(c) Marlon.
(d) Laurence.

13. What ethnic background does Michael most strongly identify with?
(a) Russian.
(b) Jamaican.
(c) South African.
(d) Haitian.

14. Who hosts the party in Chapter 1?
(a) The Blakely sisters.
(b) The Carmichael brothers.
(c) The Sisters brothers.
(d) The Wiley brothers.

15. What is the name of the suburb Damian and Stephanie live in?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Islington.
(c) Dorking.
(d) White Heath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in 13 Paradise Row do Michael and Melissa have a tense conversation in Chapter 6?

2. Who was the little girl who used to live in Melissa's house?

3. Which building does Ria ask Melissa the history of in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the general area of town where Michael and Melissa live?

5. What is Stephanie repeatedly asking Damian if he has seen in Chapter 2?

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