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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what makes Gretchen look a lot less like Margaret?
(a) Her shorter haircut.
(b) Her long dress.
(c) Her weight gain.
(d) Her glasses.

2. What does Jean say to Gretchen about Howard's state of mind?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is OK.
(c) He is heartbroken.
(d) He is neutral about the breakup.

3. What does Jean advise her readers never to throw away?
(a) An old plastic raincoat.
(b) An old shoe.
(c) A collar from a shirt.
(d) A worn sweater.

4. Where do the Tilburys go on a short break in Chapter 20?
(a) Forest of Dean.
(b) Forest of Plean.
(c) Forest of Mean.
(d) Forest of Clean.

5. In Chapter 29, what does Jean make for her dinner with Howard?
(a) Chocolate pudding.
(b) Scones.
(c) Lemon meringue pie.
(d) Cherry cake.

6. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to tell Jean?
(a) He lost his job.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He needs the broach back.
(d) Gretchen has left him.

7. Where did Jean and her mother often go on holiday?
(a) Winthrop.
(b) Wembley.
(c) Harvordshire.
(d) Harrogate.

8. Who does Martha say Margaret was named for?
(a) Gretchen's aunt.
(b) Martha and Gretchen.
(c) Gretchen and Howard.
(d) Martha's aunt.

9. What is the weather like on Jean's and her mother's holiday?
(a) Too hot.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Very rainy.
(d) Record-breaking cold.

10. How does Howard say he felt when Gretchen told him she was leaving him?
(a) Like a priest.
(b) Like a father.
(c) Like a brother.
(d) Like a brute.

11. How does Jean feel about her ex-boyfriend now?
(a) She really dislikes him.
(b) She has gotten revenge on him.
(c) She still loves him.
(d) She is friends with him.

12. What does Margaret convince the man in the shop to buy?
(a) A ruby bracelet.
(b) A ruby pendant.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) An emerald broach.

13. In Chapter 26, what does Jean find when she arrives home from her time with Howard?
(a) Gretchen has come to see her.
(b) Her cat has died.
(c) Her mother unconscious in the yard.
(d) Margaret has come to her house after running away.

14. In Chapter 30, what do the doctors think of Gretchen's story about immaculate conception after all the tests?
(a) They all agree it is untrue.
(b) Two agree it is true, but three think it is untrue.
(c) They all agree it is true.
(d) They are not in agreement about whether it was possible.

15. How old would Jean's baby have been in Chapter 17?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 19.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, who does Jean call to get Margaret?

2. What is Jean's favorite jewelry in Howard's shop?

3. What does Margaret say she writes in her notebook?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Jean take Margaret to?

5. Whose address does Brenda give to Jean via letter in Chapter 22?

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