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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 does Thor tell Ione about in their native language in Chapter 25?
(a) That Patty Jane wants a divorce.
(b) Harriet's illness.
(c) That he wants to go back to living with Temple.
(d) Patty Jane's financial troubles.

2. What happens to Harriet while riding the bus in Chapter 14?
(a) She falls and hits her head.
(b) She thinks she sees Avel.
(c) She gets off at the wrong stop.
(d) She has a panic attack.

3. Why is Ione concerned about traveling in Chapter 25?
(a) She isn't sure she can afford the trip.
(b) She is worried about leaving Thor.
(c) She is scared of flying in an airplane.
(d) She is worried Patty Jane can't manage the shop without her.

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

5. How does Ione feel about seeing her son in Chapter 22?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Embarassed.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harriet surprise Reese in Chapter 18?

2. How did the crazy woman lose her dentistry license?

3. Who does Harriet move in with in Chapter 16?

4. What does Ione find when she returns in Chapter 25?

5. Where does Patty Jane see her husband's face in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harriet doing when she runs into Reese in Chapter 18? What does Reese give her?

2. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?

3. Describe Reese and Harriet's wedding in Chapter 24.

4. Where do Reese, Clyde, and Harriet find Thor at Temple Curry's home? What does Temple tell them about her past and how she came to be with Thor?

5. What prompts Patty Jane to kick Harriet out in Chapter 15?

6. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25? What do Patty Jane and Nora discover one day after Harriet fails to return from napping?

7. Where does Harriet awake in Chapter 17? How does she figure out how she got to this place? What does Harriet realize when she looks at the newspaper?

8. In Chapter 13, why does Clyde insist he and Patty Jane cannot have a relationship?

9. What does Patty Jane attend in Chapter 18? What does she find incomprehensible about the event?

10. What does Patty Jane decide to do at the House of Curl in Chapter 12?

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