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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29 - 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Helene, what is Maria's manner like when she sees her by the swimming pool at the hospital as the novel opens?
(a) Happy.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Relaxed.
(d) Upset.

2. According to Carter, who besides him, Maria, and the possible father, does NOT know about the affair?
(a) The wife of Maria's uncle.
(b) Carter's sister.
(c) Maria's sister.
(d) The wife of the possible father.

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

4. What kind of stories leap out at Maria from the newspaper so that she can no longer read it?
(a) Stories involving natural disasters.
(b) Stories involving dead actresses.
(c) Stories involving children in peril.
(d) Stories involving working mothers.

5. After Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills, where does Maria begin to sleep?
(a) On the deck.
(b) In the car.
(c) At the beach.
(d) By the pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it essential for Maria to embark on her new pastime?

2. According to Maria, what object signifies that her new sleeping arrangement is just temporary?

3. What does BZ tell Maria about an actress who was admitted to UCLA Neuropsychiatric?

4. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?

5. What is the name of Maria's father's business partner?

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