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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does Maria later try to remember if the doctor took with him when he left the bedroom?
(a) A depressor.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A pail.
(d) A speculum.

3. How does Maria respond to Carter's statement about always dining out?
(a) She says that he doesn't always dine out.
(b) She says that he never invites her.
(c) She says that he always dines out.
(d) She says that he always invites her.

4. What kind of pants is the man who takes Maria to the house for the abortion wearing?
(a) Jeans.
(b) Plaid pants.
(c) Dark blue pants.
(d) White duck pants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maria visits Kate at the hospital and warns the nurse about Kate's nightmares, what does Maria realize about getting an abortion?

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

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

4. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?

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

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