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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 is the only reason that Patty Jane will get out of bed in Chapter 7?
(a) To let Ione and Harriet into the apartment.
(b) To care for the baby.
(c) To eat.
(d) To collect the mail.

2. Where do Avel and Harriet go after the event in Chapter 8?
(a) To the lake where Avel proposed.
(b) To a cafe.
(c) To a hotel.
(d) To Ione's house.

3. Who plans the event that takes place in Chapter 8?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Ione.
(c) Avel.
(d) Patty Jane.

4. What does the letter from Thor sent to Patty Jane in Chapter 10 say?
(a) That he wants to see their child.
(b) That he had amnesia for a long time.
(c) That he left her for her own good.
(d) That he is alive and well.

5. Where do Avel's sisters decide he needs to go on business in Chapter 7?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Australia.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nora during the prologue of the novel?

2. How is the goodbye between Avel and Harriet described in Chapter 8?

3. Where does Patty Jane agree to go with Ione on Christmas Eve in Chapter 3?

4. How much money does Avel pay the two women to not do at midnight what they were paid to do?

5. What event takes place the night before Avel leaves for South America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet show Avel when he returns to town in Chapter 6?

2. What bet does Harriet make with Avel Ames in Chapter 2?

3. What is Harriet excited about in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 3, how does Patty Jane feel about being pregnant?

5. How does Patty Jane and Ione's relationship change during Patty Jane's pregnancy?

6. What kind of job does Avel offer Thor, and why?

7. Where is "Patty Jane's House of Curl" set? What is the community like?

8. What is the cause of the argument between Patty Jane and Thor in the grocery store?

9. How does Patty Jane act toward others as Thor's absence draws on? Who does Avel bring to help Patty Jane in Chapter 8?

10. Where does Thor go after his argument with Patty Jane in the grocery store?

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