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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?
(a) Toledo.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Tacoma.
(d) Tonopah.

2. According to Maria, what do some people in the hospital where she is committed call her?
(a) Mrs. Lang.
(b) Maria.
(c) Ms. Wyeth.
(d) Miss M.

3. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is tossing a ball to her.
(b) She is picking dandelions for her.
(c) She is blowing bubbles to her.
(d) She is tossing water to her.

4. How does Maria pronounce her name?
(a) Mur-i-ah.
(b) Mar-ee-ah.
(c) Mar-eye-ah.
(d) Mar-a-ah.

5. As the novel opens, whom does Helene say she does NOT visit Maria at the hospital for?
(a) Helene.
(b) BZ.
(c) Carter.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Helene, what is Maria's manner like when she sees her by the swimming pool at the hospital as the novel opens?

2. What is the name of the boyfriend Maria had before she met Carter?

3. When Helene arrives at the hospital to see Maria as the novel opens, what is she told?

4. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?

5. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?

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