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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 car do Melissa and Michael arrive in?
(a) A gray BMW.
(b) A green VW Beetle.
(c) A red Toyota saloon.
(d) A black pickup truck.

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

3. How does Ria get to the event she wants to attend in Chapter 6?
(a) Hazel takes her.
(b) Her grandmother takes her.
(c) A neighbor takes her.
(d) Melissa takes her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stephanie suggest Damian needs to do to get his life and his mood back on track?

3. What does Melissa make for dinner for her guests in Chapter 3?

4. What is the house in the poem at the start of the novel made of?

5. What does Melissa arrange to do with a friend the following weekend at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ria often wear that is first mentioned in Chapter 3?

2. When does Melissa start to notice Hazel's eyes glazing over in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Mrs. Jackson need help in Chapter 3?

4. Before having her second child, where did Melissa work and what did she do?

5. What tragic event from the Civil Rights era does the image of the Obama children from the 2008 U.S. presidential election evoke for Evans' characters in London?

6. What does Damian suggest to Michael that might be wrong with Melissa in Chapter 7?

7. What does Hazel offer for Melissa in order to try to help her and Michael?

8. What does Michael end up talking to Rachel, the receptionist at his office, about in Chapter 6?

9. What does Michael find himself doing that he knows is a bad idea at the end of Chapter 4 because he is frustrated and lonely?

10. Why do the Wiley brothers throw a party in Chapter 1?

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