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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. Whose red car frequently drives by Lily's house?

2. What color dress does Deedra wear on Friday morning?

3. Who shoves Norvel out of the way when he accosts Lily on Monday morning?

4. What shift did Jenny O'Hagen work at Bippy's on Thursday night?

5. What is Jenny wearing when Lily comes to clean Friday morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. For whom does Lily work on Thursday morning?

2. Why does Joel McCorkindale come to see Lily on Saturday afternoon?

3. How does Lily get the job of bathing Mrs. Rossiter's dog?

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

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

6. What does Lily find on the hood of her car after karate on Friday evening?

7. Why does Lily not allow Carrie Thrush to pay her for cleaning on Saturday morning?

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

9. What does Lily find on her bedside table Sunday morning?

10. What news does Alvah tell Lily when Lily is at the Yorks' picking up her check for last week's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue whether Lily is or is not the protagonist in the novel. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why housecleaning is an intimate profession.

Essay Topic 3

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

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