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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria lived in New York, what did she do?
(a) She was a lawyer.
(b) She was a model.
(c) She was a waitress.
(d) She was a teacher.

2. Maria states that she may have been holding all the aces but ___________?
(a) Who was it for?
(b) Where would she go?
(c) What if she lost?
(d) What was the game?

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

4. Maria claimed she was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be _____ than what went out on the last.
(a) Worse.
(b) The same.
(c) Better.
(d) None of the above.

5. What does Helene see Maria wearing when she visits the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) A bikini.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the novel opens, whom does Helene say she does NOT visit Maria at the hospital for?

2. As the novel opens, what meal does Carter like to have out?

3. According to Maria, why did her family move to Silver Wells?

4. According to Maria, what did Carter do after she married him?

5. What type of bird does Maria watch at the hospital as the novel opens?

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