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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new job in Thailand does Jack get?
(a) Managing a department at a Thai bank.
(b) Selling phones and phone cards.
(c) Cooking at a luxury hotel.
(d) Selling food from a cart on the street.

2. How does Maribel feel when she is with Schuyler?
(a) She feels she has a stronger personality compared to his wife.
(b) She feels safe and secure.
(c) She feels like the most important person in the world.
(d) She feels exhausted but exhilarated by his affection.

3. What must Joe, his mother, Jack, and Jack's new girlfriend do in order to eat the cake Joe purchased from Veronica?
(a) Sing their favorite song.
(b) Do a cartwheel.
(c) Do a headstand.
(d) Pray.

4. How does Ethan identify himself as he reflects on his college years?
(a) As anxious and overwhelmed.
(b) As sleep deprived.
(c) As a romantic.
(d) As a quiet, book worm.

5. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 11:30pm.
(c) 10:00pm.
(d) 3:30am.

6. What was Maribel's previous job before meeting Schuyler?
(a) She worked as an art teacher during the school year.
(b) She worked as an usher at a local theatre.
(c) She worked as a nanny for a local family.
(d) She worked as a teacher at an afterschool program.

7. Where does Maribel meet Schuyler?
(a) London.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Leeds.

8. Why does Maribel eventually go back to Schuyler's hotel after their fight?
(a) Because she wants to argue with him some more.
(b) Because she has no place to sleep.
(c) Because she wants to make up.
(d) Because she has no food in her apartment.

9. What is one way that helped Joe's mother learn English?
(a) Going to English language classes at night.
(b) Speaking and listening to Joe's father.
(c) Listening to American radio.
(d) Watching American TV.

10. What type of car hits Schuyler?
(a) A pick-up truck.
(b) An SUV.
(c) A delivery truck.
(d) A sedan.

11. What task does Maribel's mother encourage her to do after Schuyler's death?
(a) Take up knitting.
(b) Help her kill the weevils in her garden.
(c) Help her weed the yard and garden.
(d) Apply to graduate school programs.

12. Where is Gil's favorite restaurant located?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Elmhurst.
(c) Queens.
(d) Bangkok.

13. Who informs Maribel that Schuyler is at the hospital?
(a) Alec.
(b) Dani.
(c) Kerry.
(d) Alastair.

14. What is Ethan doing when he learns about his father's "other life"?
(a) Arranging furniture in his new apartment.
(b) Going for a run in Central Park.
(c) Eating lunch with a college friend.
(d) Getting his hair cut.

15. What song does Ethan's mother enjoy singing during parties at their apartment when he is younger?
(a) "I Will Always Love You."
(b) "Rock Lobster."
(c) "Love Shack."
(d) "Blackbird."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schuyler do with Alastair when they are at the pub one night?

2. Which accessory that Schuyler wore made him appear wealthy?

3. After her husband dies, what does Veronica confess to Joe?

4. What can Ethan's father say in Cantonese?

5. On page 8, how does Ethan describe his sister?

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