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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After going to New York with his then-girlfriend, Angelica, what does Bud confess he was raised to despise?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Power.
(c) Love.
(d) Public health spending.

2. After Frankie gives birth and almost dies, what animal does she hallucinate seeing in the hospital?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A flamingo.
(d) A hummingbird.

3. When Nadia was younger, what did she used to do to Rachel?
(a) Tell her openly that she did not like her.
(b) Spy on her when Rachel would be working.
(c) Leave mean notes in Rachel's purse.
(d) Call her by the wrong name on purpose.

4. What job does Matthew, Tara's father, want to do and why?
(a) Teacher, because he loves reading.
(b) Geologist, because he loves studying rocks and soil.
(c) Park ranger, because he loves being outside.
(d) ER nurse, because he loves the thrill of a fast-paced environment.

5. At what age does Bud first run away from home?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

6. After his time in Vermont, working in a food co-op, where does Bud go?
(a) Boston.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Montreal.

7. Who is Frankie's ticket to moving out of her childhood home?
(a) Reggie.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Gil.

8. When Rachel was dating Bud, what did she believe money did to people?
(a) Made them reckless and dangerously powerful.
(b) Made them greedy and stingy.
(c) Soured them and made them stingy and anxious.
(d) Made them selfish and obsessive.

9. Where does Rachel's brother keep his will?
(a) In an old tea tin with daisies painted on the lid.
(b) In the bookcase next to the Audubon drawings.
(c) In his home office desk draw.
(d) In the bookcase behind his favorite Charles Dickens book.

10. How does Bud describe himself when he was in elementary school?
(a) Disinterested and bored.
(b) Quiet and anxious.
(c) Quiet but opinionated.
(d) Loud but afraid.

11. What does Apsara's name mean?
(a) Free dancer.
(b) One with the wind.
(c) Celestial dancer.
(d) Moon.

12. Who does Apsara become engaged to?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Ethan.
(c) Saul.
(d) Kirk.

13. What surprises Frankie the most about returning to the U.S.?
(a) How Americans are not very friendly to each other.
(b) How Americans watch TV at night.
(c) How Americans eat in their cars.
(d) How Americans keep the electricity on all the time.

14. With whom does Frankie leave for London after she quits her job at the doctor's office?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Gil.
(c) Matthew.
(d) David.

15. Who is Bud's girlfriend at the end of his college years at UMASS?
(a) Sara.
(b) Casey.
(c) Trudy.
(d) Elanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quinn, Frankie's boyfriend after Gil, see that is unique about Frankie's job as a doctor's office receptionist?

2. Who is Rachel's brother?

3. When Rachel and her brother are in his new apartment discussing traveling to Cambodia, what does Rachel say nobody thinks of now as a human right?

4. What color is the ribbon Nadia leaves out in honor of Saul?

5. In which city did Apsara and Tara grow up after leaving California?

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