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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are Damian's children?
(a) Blake and Summer.
(b) Jerry, Avril and Summer.
(c) Jerry, Blake and Summer.
(d) Avril and Ria.

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

4. Who do Michael and Melissa see perform as part of their date in Chapter 7?
(a) Donald Glover.
(b) John Legend.
(c) Gloria Gaynor.
(d) Jill Scott.

5. What is Stephanie repeatedly asking Damian if he has seen in Chapter 2?
(a) The key to the house.
(b) A purple fitted sheet.
(c) The key to the car.
(d) A new set of towels.

6. What is the name of the cosmetics shop Melissa and Hazel go to?
(a) Sparkly's.
(b) MAC.
(c) Ulta.
(d) Boots.

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

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

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

10. Who was the little girl who used to live in Melissa's house?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Lily.
(c) Lear.
(d) Micheline.

11. What does Michael do in the end of Chapter 5 that annoys Melissa greatly?
(a) Berates her for not doing the laundry.
(b) Asks her to pick up his dry cleaning for him.
(c) Walks out when she is still talking to him.
(d) Takes out his phone and looks at it while talking to her.

12. Which author does Melissa particularly like?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Twain.

13. Where did Michael and Melissa meet?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Costa del Sol.

14. What are people celebrating in Chapter 1?
(a) The 1992 election of Bill Clinton.
(b) The 2008 election of Barack Obama.
(c) The 1996 election of Bill Clinton.
(d) The 2012 election of Barack Obama.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which musician does Michael particularly like in Chapter 3?

2. What does the exterminator tell Melissa she has to buy to take care of her infestation?

3. What phrase comes inexplicably into Damian's head as he ponders his discontent in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Damian's father?

5. What work did Alan do on Melissa's house right before moving out?

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