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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margaret not go on the outing in Chapter 17?
(a) She is being very nasty to everyone.
(b) She is tired.
(c) She falls and breaks her leg.
(d) She is sick.

2. What does Jean have to do for the first time while harvesting Howard's aunt's crops?
(a) Use a syringe.
(b) Drive a cherry picker.
(c) Climb trees.
(d) Use a knife.

3. What is Howard's aunt's name?
(a) Riki.
(b) Helen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Edie.

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

5. What is Jean's favorite jewelry in Howard's shop?
(a) A necklace with a ruby.
(b) A necklace with an emerald.
(c) A ring with a diamond.
(d) A bracelet with moonstones.

6. In Chapter 29, who does Jean call to get Margaret?
(a) Edie.
(b) Roy.
(c) Janet.
(d) Howard.

7. Where does Gretchen go when she leaves home?
(a) To her mother's.
(b) To her father's.
(c) To live with Martha.
(d) To her sister's.

8. In Chapter 28, what does Jean think her mother looks like in the hospital?
(a) Like a priest.
(b) Like a child.
(c) More masculine.
(d) Brave.

9. What is one thing Jean dislikes about Martha?
(a) Her dirty living space.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her art.

10. Who does Brenda say were "thick as thieves" at St. Cecilia's?
(a) Kitty and Brenda.
(b) Martha and Kitty.
(c) Gretchen and Martha.
(d) Brenda and Gretchen.

11. In Chapter 16, what does Jean write is the most derided category of women?
(a) The Maiden Aunt.
(b) The Widow.
(c) The Single Mother.
(d) The Teenage Mother.

12. Where does Jean take her mother for holidays in Chapter 20?
(a) Fortfordshire.
(b) Henries.
(c) Lake of the Coheries.
(d) Lymington.

13. What does Jean order at the cafe in Chapter 16?
(a) Scones and jam.
(b) Cake.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cookies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Howard's aunt offer him and Jean to drink?

2. What does Jean advise her readers never to throw away?

3. What does Jean wear to meet Howard in Chapter 26?

4. In Chapter 30, what do the doctors think of Gretchen's story about immaculate conception after all the tests?

5. What is the weather like on Jean's and her mother's holiday?

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