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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the novel opens, what fictional character does Maria say she does NOT ask what makes this person evil?
(a) Iago.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Cassio.
(d) Othello.

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

3. Why does Maria dislike the first picture that Carter made with her?
(a) Because the girl on screen had no knack for anything.
(b) Because the girl on screen doesn't look like her.
(c) Because the girl on screen isn't Maria.
(d) Because the girl on screen is dead.

4. What is the plot of the second picture Carter made with Maria?
(a) A girl is raped by a motorcycle gang.
(b) A girl is abducted by a motorcycle gang.
(c) A girl is killed by a motorcycle gang.
(d) A girl runs off with a motorcycle gang.

5. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?
(a) Helene.
(b) BZ.
(c) Maria.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Maria born?

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?

3. What does Helene see Maria wearing when she visits the hospital as the novel opens?

4. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?

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

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