2. What shames Patty Jane in Chapter 12?
(a) Finding out that Ione has been paying her bills.
(b) Nora calling her a bad mother.
(c) Realizing why Thor left her.
(d) Harriet blaming Patty Jane for her heartache.

3. Who is Merry?
(a) Ione's sister-in-law.
(b) One of Patty Jane's customers.
(c) Clyde's mother.
(d) Nora's friend.

4. What does Harriet have a vague memory of upon waking up in a hotel room in Chapter 17?
(a) Someone dressed in a tuxedo.
(b) Someone dressed in blue.
(c) Someone dressed in plaid.
(d) Someone dressed in polyester.

5. How does Patty Jane decide on the topic of the lectures she will hold at her business?
(a) By opening an encyclopedia to a random page.
(b) She lets Nora decide.
(c) By seeing what is being talked about in the newspaper.
(d) She lets the customers decide the topics.

6. What gift does Ione give Harriet in Chapter 25?
(a) A music box.
(b) A watch.
(c) A silk scarf.
(d) A teddy bear.

7. Who does Harriet move in with in Chapter 16?
(a) Her elderly aunt.
(b) A friend.
(c) Reese.
(d) Temple Curry.

8. How does the relationship between Patty Jane and Clyde change in Chapter 16?
(a) They finally decide just to be friends.
(b) They become engaged.
(c) They become business partners.
(d) They begin a sexual affair.

9. What does Harriet realize when she notices the date on the newspaper in Chapter 17?
(a) She has been unconscious for three days.
(b) She missed Patty Jane's birthday.
(c) The date should have been her fourteenth wedding anniversary.
(d) The date is the anniversary of Thor's disappearance.

10. What does Patty Jane attend with Clyde in Chapter 18?
(a) A legal trial.
(b) A concert.
(c) An auction.
(d) An art show.

11. How do Patty Jane and Clyde find themselves rolling in the snow in Chapter 13?
(a) They fall while walking across a field.
(b) The jump behind a snow bank to avoid being seen.
(c) They are playing with Nora.
(d) They slide down some icy steps.

12. How does Nora react to her father's reappearance in Chapter 23?
(a) She begins to treat Patty Jane with more respect.
(b) She avoids Thor.
(c) She throws herself into caring for Thor.
(d) She denies that Thor is actually her father.

13. What type of party does Clyde throw in Chapter 24?
(a) A stag party.
(b) A Christmas party.
(c) A housewarming party.
(d) A birthday party.

14. How is Temple Curry's house described?
(a) Filthy.
(b) Orderly.
(c) Reeking of perfume.
(d) As small and cozy.

15. What does Reese arrange for Harriet in Chapter 19?
(a) A visit with Patty Jane.
(b) A bank loan.
(c) A library card.
(d) A doctor's appointment.