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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Jean try for the first time?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Pot pie.
(c) Apple tart.
(d) Sardines and olives.

2. In Chapter 28, what do Howard and Jean do for the first time?
(a) Have dinner.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Write a letter.
(d) Play golf.

3. What does Jean wear to meet Howard in Chapter 26?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A claret-colored dress.
(c) An emerald dress.
(d) New twill pants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Margaret's teacher?

3. What does Jean witness an elderly woman do to her daughter?

4. Who was once Jean's lover?

5. What does Jean think she will do if Howard reaches out to her in his loneliness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean think of Aunt Edie?

2. What does Jean's doctor tell her after her abortion?

3. In Chapter 26, what do Jean and Howard do for the first time that seems like the start of a new phase of their relationship?

4. What does Howard ask Jean to take to Gretchen and give to her in Chapter 22?

5. In Chapter 27, why does Jean feel guilty about her mother?

6. In Chapter 17, what happens that makes it so Jean and Howard go to Edie's alone?

7. In Chapter 26, what happens to Jean's mother?

8. What does Jean begin to suspect about Gretchen's intentions regarding Jean and Howard?

9. In Chapter 21, who writes to Jean regarding Gretchen's past?

10. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to see Jean to tell her?

(see the answer keys)

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