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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. What is the name of the health aide who expresses concern about Queenie's wellbeing in Chapter 17 and provides her with Janet's name and number?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Elspeth.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Victoria.

2. When Queenie gets home from seeing Tom and passes out, whom does she call when she wakes up?
(a) Diana.
(b) Sylvie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. Which of Queenie's actions alarms Gina enough in Chapter 21 that she calls Maggie?
(a) She begins to shake violently.
(b) She cannot stop crying.
(c) She faints.
(d) She cannot stop screaming.

4. In what type of location does Chapter 17 open?
(a) A library.
(b) A university classroom.
(c) Tom's parents' house.
(d) A sexual health clinic.

5. Cassandra tells Queenie at one point in Chapter 20, "With a" what "like yours, it's no surprise" (231) that she struggles with life?
(a) Stepfather.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of activity is Queenie engaging when she runs into Guy in Chapter 18?

2. What term does Gina use in Chapter 16 when she denies Queenie's request to write an article about Black Lives Matter and suggests she write something more "palatable" (190)?

3. Which character tells Queenie in Chapter 20 that she is "damaged goods" (230)?

4. Which activity suggested by Janet does Queenie undertake in Chapter 23, with unfortunate results?

5. Queenie finds out in Chapter 21 that which character has filed a complaint against her at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Queenie worries about which of her family members refusing to accept her choice to see a therapist?

2. How does Queenie gain access to the offices of The Daily Read in Chapter 13?

3. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Cassandra is cruel, selfish, and self-deluding.

4. What is the significance of the phrase, "We are enough" (16) as it is portrayed in Chapter 16?

5. To what location does Queenie travel in Chapter 19 in the pouring rain and what does she find out?

6. How does Queenie come to attend a number of sessions with Janet, despite her initial feelings?

7. How many resolutions does Queenie make in Chapter 15 and what is the last one on the list?

8. To whom does Queenie send a text message at the start of Chapter 19 and why?

9. For what reason is Queenie suspended from her job in Chapter 21?

10. What does Queenie reveal to Janet in Chapter 23 about her childhood?

(see the answer keys)

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