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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. 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 begin a sexual affair.
(d) They become business partners.

2. Where does Patty Jane see her husband's face in Chapter 11?
(a) On cereal boxes.
(b) On the side of a bus.
(c) On a poster.
(d) Amongst a crowd of people.

3. What is Clyde's job at Patty Jane's business?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Manicurist.
(c) Technician.
(d) Salesman.

4. What is Thor building in Chapter 22?
(a) Scale models of famous buildings.
(b) Birdhouses.
(c) Model cars.
(d) Furniture.

5. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25?
(a) Harriet has been feeling tired.
(b) Harriet hasn't been in a long time.
(c) Harriet has been vomiting.
(d) Harriet is having trouble hearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty Jane attend with Clyde in Chapter 18?

2. What does Harriet have a vague memory of upon waking up in a hotel room in Chapter 17?

3. Who does Patty Jane turn to for comfort in Chapter 16?

4. What does Patty Jane go to school to become in Chapter 12?

5. Who does Harriet see on the bus in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ione go in Chapter 25? What does she learn when she returns home?

2. How does Nora deal with her father's reappearance?

3. What does Patty Jane discover one day when she returns home in Chapter 11? Why are Patty Jane and Ione especially worried?

4. What happens to Harriet while she is riding on a bus in Chapter 14? Where does Harriet go afterward?

5. 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?

6. Why does Harriet hope to find Merry in Chapter 21? Who does Harriet spot with the crazy woman in Chapter 21?

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

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

9. How does Harriet end up homeless in Chapter 16? What does she realize will always provide her with a place to sleep?

10. What spurs Patty Jane to begin looking for a job? What trouble does she run into?

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