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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird does Maria watch at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) A blue jay.

2. 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) Better.
(b) Worse.
(c) The same.
(d) None of the above.

3. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?
(a) Movies and red roses.
(b) Dead things and plumbing.
(c) The ocean and newspapers.
(d) Winter mornings and ice tea.

4. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?
(a) Cry.
(b) Drink.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Not work.

5. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?
(a) Carter.
(b) BZ.
(c) Helene.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Helene, what is often true of selfish women?

2. According to Maria, what do some people in the hospital where she is committed call her?

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

4. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?

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

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