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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Maria, what was "something no one in the city liked to be near"?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Success.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Happiness.

3. What object does Maria keep in her makeup box that she is careful not to examine?
(a) A hairbrush from her mother.
(b) A brooch from her mother.
(c) A watch from her father.
(d) A letter from her father.

4. When Maria comes home from Freddy Chaikin's office what does she do instead of calling Les Goodwin?
(a) She calls Carter.
(b) She lies on Kate's bed.
(c) She watches the news.
(d) She lies by the pool.

5. What does BZ tell Maria about an actress who was admitted to UCLA Neuropsychiatric?
(a) That she had fainted of exhaustion.
(b) That she had overdosed.
(c) That she had shot her husband.
(d) That she had cut her wrists.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Carter, who besides him, Maria, and the possible father, does NOT know about the affair?

4. What does the man who doesn't like artificial lemon juice at BZ and Helene's do for a living?

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

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