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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Queenie tells the reader in Chapter 1 that her boyfriend Tom accuses her of being what?
(a) Emotionally detached.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Careless.
(d) Forgetful.

2. Cassandra patronizingly attributes what kind of "mum stuff" (147) to Queenie in Chapter 11?
(a) Loss.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Abuse.

3. What primary emotion does Queenie experience in relation to Cassandra's new romance?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Disgust.

4. Which good friend of Queenie's also works in the same newspaper office with her?
(a) Silent Jean.
(b) Gina.
(c) Darcy.
(d) Kyazike.

5. For whom does Queenie buy a Christmas present on Oxford Street in Chapter 10?
(a) Tom.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Kyazike.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Queenie continues to receive messages from men who saw the profile her friends made for her on what app?

2. From which country did Queenie's mother come to the United Kingdom?

3. When Tom asks Queenie to move out of their apartment, how long has it been since the two had sex?

4. What kind of smile does Tom flash at Queenie after one of his family members makes a racist joke directed toward her?

5. From which member of Queenie's family did she get the lionshare of her obsession about cleanliness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is revealed about Tom's criticism of Queenie's relationship skills in Chapter 1?

2. Who is Guy and what does Queenie tell Darcy about him in Chapter 6?

3. With whom does Queenie go home in Chapter 6 and how does the encounter make her feel?

4. Who is Jacob and how is he different from the other men in Queenie's life?

5. How does Queenie come to own an OKCupid profile in Chapter 3?

6. For what transgression does Gina scold Queenie in Chapter 7?

7. Provide a piece of evidence suggesting that Tom had an inadequate grasp of anti-racism techniques.

8. Which two people on earth are allowed to touch Queenie's hair and why?

9. What does Tom's shirt symbolize in Chapter 4?

10. How is the Christmas Eve depicted in Chapter 12 different than any of Queenie's past three Christmas Eves?

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