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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Melissa's new job in Chapter 15?
(a) Teaching journalism at an adult education college.
(b) Writing advertising copy for a cosmetics company.
(c) Catering.
(d) Copy-editing magazine articles.

2. What does Melissa see in the house that disturbs her in Chapter 13?
(a) A black wavy line on the wall by the stairs.
(b) A mysterious painting that came from nowhere.
(c) A crack in the window she does not remember.
(d) A group of dead mice in the bathroom.

3. What does Alice tell Melissa to put on her windowsill to help with the night-things?
(a) A hair clipping.
(b) Half an onion.
(c) Styrofoam.
(d) A cross.

4. Where do Michael and Melissa spend at least part of their Christmas?
(a) In Paris on vacation.
(b) At Damian's house.
(c) At Michael's parents' house.
(d) At Melissa's father's house.

5. Who are Melissa's niece and nephew?
(a) Joan and John.
(b) Lauren and Warren.
(c) Sarah and Barry.
(d) Susan and Stephen.

6. Who is Melissa's oldest sister?
(a) Adel.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Alice.
(d) Lauren.

7. What does Melissa do at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Flees from the house at 13 Paradise Row.
(b) Calls Alice and asks for help.
(c) Grabs a knife and stabs Michael.
(d) Takes Ria to the emergency room.

8. Where is Michael staying in Chapter 11?
(a) The Ritz.
(b) The Walton.
(c) The Regent Beverly Wiltshire.
(d) The Queen's Hotel in Crystal Palace.

9. Who does Melissa have a professional meeting with in Chapter 13?
(a) The Cosmopolitan editor, Anna Wintour.
(b) The fashion designer Coco Chanel.
(c) The Open editor, Jean Fletcher.
(d) The Vogue editor, Jennifer Johns.

10. Where are the white ribbons placed at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Around the chicken shop in Melissa's neighborhood.
(b) At the church.
(c) At the top of Paradise Row.
(d) In Brixton.

11. What does Michael ask Melissa that she does not provide a direct answer to in Chapter 9?
(a) Whether or not Melissa loves him.
(b) Whether or not Melissa is happy to have their children.
(c) Whether or not Melissa wants to go back to work.
(d) Whether or not Melissa has cheated on him.

12. What do Damian and Melissa do together in Chapter 10 as they talk outside?
(a) Knit.
(b) Eat.
(c) Blow bubbles.
(d) Smoke.

13. What is Ethan involved with that eventually leads to Justin's death?
(a) Human traffickers.
(b) A gang.
(c) The mafia.
(d) Cigarette smugglers.

14. What happens to Ria at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) She twists her other ankle.
(b) She gets a knife and tries to hurt herself.
(c) She draws on the wall in a trance.
(d) Melissa pulls her, causing her to fall down the stairs.

15. How does Ria's hair catch fire in Chapter 8?
(a) From someone lighting a cigarette.
(b) From chemicals in her shampoo.
(c) On her birthday candles.
(d) When she sat too close to the fireplace and a spark flew out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melissa feed Damian when he comes to her house in Chapter 10?

2. What does the exterminator tell Melissa she should look for in Chapter 9?

3. Who were the people who tried to help Justin as he died?

4. Where do Damian and Melissa have sex in Chapter 12?

5. Why does Michael start to think he will never have a real relationship with Rachel?

(see the answer keys)

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