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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melissa arrange to do with a friend the following weekend at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Go to a fancy new restaurant.
(b) Go to New York City for a weekend.
(c) Go shopping.
(d) Go to the beauty parlor.

2. Who does Michael start paying more attention to at work?
(a) Micheline.
(b) Maria.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Marion.

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

4. What was the name of the magazine Melissa used to write for?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) Tattler.
(d) Open.

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

6. What does Michael do for a living?
(a) He is a corporate responsibility coordinator.
(b) He is a pastor.
(c) He is a solicitor.
(d) He is a musician.

7. What is the house in the poem at the start of the novel made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Stone.
(c) Glass.
(d) Crystal.

8. What does Melissa want to do when she and Michael get home from the party in Chapter 1?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Drink more.
(d) Have sex.

9. What breaks in the house at a crucial instant for Michael in Chapter 1?
(a) A pane of glass in the bedroom window.
(b) The bedroom doorknob.
(c) The hall toilet.
(d) A clothes rod in his closet.

10. What does Ria accuse Melissa of doing with her things in Chapter 3?
(a) Throwing them out without asking her.
(b) Using them as birthday gifts for other children.
(c) Giving them away to charity.
(d) Stealing them.

11. What does Michael drink while he is out with his friend in Chapter 7?
(a) Cosmopolitans.
(b) Gin and tonics.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Whisky.

12. Where does Michael have a drink with his friend in Chapter 7?
(a) The Room at Charing Cross.
(b) The Long Stone Pub in Sussex.
(c) The Satay Bar in Brixton.
(d) The Reef Bar in Islington.

13. What habit is Damian trying to kick in Chapter 2?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Overeating.

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

15. How does Hazel react when Melissa tells her her relationship with Michael is on the rocks?
(a) Hazel is happy because she never liked Michael.
(b) Hazel is indifferent.
(c) Hazel is really upset and shocked.
(d) Hazel is angry at Melissa for messing up a good relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cosmetics shop Melissa and Hazel go to?

2. What kind of a class does Melissa take Blake to in Chapter 5?

3. What does Melissa tell Hazel she needs to buy when they go shopping together in Chapter 7?

4. What does Damian suggest might be part of Melissa's mood changes?

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

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