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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Larry Kulik tell Maria he's been hearing about her?
(a) That she had an abortion.
(b) That she's terrific in the show.
(c) That she's ready for the nuthouse.
(d) That she's having an affair.

2. When BZ comes over, what does Maria ask him about Carter that he doesn't want to answer because he wants him to finish his picture?
(a) Who the woman he is sleeping with is.
(b) How much money he has spent on his mistress.
(c) If the woman he is sleeping with is the star of the picture.
(d) Where he flew with his mistress to.

3. In the courtroom, Helene confirmed that the defendant, Carter Lang, had repeatedly _______and in other ways _________the plaintiff, Mrs. Maria Lang.
(a) Derided; abused.
(b) Struck; humiliated.
(c) Yelled at; derided.
(d) Humiliated; derided.

4. According to Helene, what is Maria's manner like when she sees her by the swimming pool at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Upset.
(d) Relaxed.

5. In her dreams of Les Goodwin and Kate, Maria imagines the three of them going to the beach to do what?
(a) Gather mussels.
(b) Lie on the beach.
(c) Swim.
(d) Make sand castles.

Short Answer Questions

1. At BZ and Helene's, why does Maria focus on remembering brushing Kate's hair?

2. How does Maria respond to Carter when he says, regarding the baby's father, "I suppose you're going to tell me it's not mine"?

3. What phrase does Helene's friends who are about ten years older than Helene say to one another?

4. When Maria tells Helene that they don't have to have lunch the day of the divorce hearing, what does Helene say?

5. What time is it essential for Maria to embark on her new pastime?

(see the answer key)

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