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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. What is the heaviest weight that Lily lifts Thursday evening?

2. Whose office does Lily clean over the lunch hour on Mondays?

3. Who helps Lily carry her groceries in on Sunday afternoon?

4. What type of songs does Lily sing when she is by herself?

5. Where does Marcus' ex-wife work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily usually do from 10:30 to noon on Mondays?

2. Why does Deedra say that Pardon Albee irritated her?

3. For whom does Lily work on Thursday morning?

4. Why did Lily not change her name after the kidnapping incident?

5. Who is inheriting Pardon's apartments and any other land holdings?

6. Why did Lily decide to look in the closet under the stairs at the apartment building?

7. Why is Lily reluctant to go grocery shopping on Saturday?

8. After spending time with Marshall on Friday night at his place, what happens to Lily when she walks home?

9. What does Lily hear while she is in the Drinkwater house cleaning?

10. Why does Lily work harder for Carol Althaus than any of her other clients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Claude Friedrich does not suspect Lily of the murder even though he believes she was hiding something. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why housecleaning is an intimate profession.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters Claude Friedrich and Marshall Sedaka. Cite examples from the novel.

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