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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mr. Noble injured in a lift?

2. When do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was born?

3. In Chapter 9, what did the woman in bed 11 do before she married her husband?

4. How much housekeeping money does Francis allow Adah in Chapter 10?

5. What color coat is Adah wearing in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Adah goes to work in Chapter 8?

2. When and where does Adah take a bath and why?

3. Why does Adah not say goodbye to the other women when she leaves the hospital?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, why does Adah think about when her baby is due, and when is Adah due to have her baby?

5. What does the woman at the playgroup say and do when Adah arrives in Chapter 10?

6. In Chapter 6, how does Adah disguise her voice when she calls to check on a room for rent on Hawley Street?

7. Why does Adah decide not to get the Pill for birth control?

8. What work does Francis do and how does he complain in Chapter 10?

9. What happens when Adah and Francis go to look at a room in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 10, how does Adah have Christmas presents for her chldren, and what does each child get?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 8, Francis lectures Adah for not going to work. Why does Francis lecture Adah for not going to work? Is Francis being hypocritical when he accuses Adah of being lazy?

Essay Topic 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that may reveal plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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