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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louisa describe becoming obsessed with in the two weeks before her return home for the holidays in Chapter 16?
(a) Snapchat.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Twitter.
(d) Imgr.

2. What does Louisa compare popovers to in Chapter 16?
(a) Eton mess.
(b) Yorkshire pudding.
(c) Arctic roll.
(d) Syllabub.

3. Where does Louisa go to buy her mom a little bracelet for Christmas?
(a) Avienne.
(b) Graff.
(c) Harry Winston.
(d) Tiffany.

4. How much money is Louisa instructed to withdraw every day from the ATM to make payments on the piano?
(a) $300.
(b) $200.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

5. What literary device is used in the following sentence from Chapter 22? "Agnes had discarded me as comprehensively and completely as a lizard sheds its skin" (270)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

6. How long has Mrs. De Witt been in the hospital when she is released in Chapter 23?
(a) Four days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Ten days.

7. Where does Louisa buy stationery for Treena for Christmas?
(a) McNally Jackson.
(b) Barnes & Noble.
(c) The Village Bookstore.
(d) STACKS.

8. When did Mrs. De Witt last see her son?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1995.

9. Why in particular is Louisa's mother upset about her father's death?
(a) She feels guilty for not being at the hospital when he died.
(b) She feels she has no one left to care for.
(c) She feels that she has lost a sense of family.
(d) She feels guilty for putting him in a nursing home.

10. Where does Ashok live?
(a) Washington Heights.
(b) Queens.
(c) Upper East Side.
(d) Brooklyn.

11. Where is the library located that Louisa tells Mr. Gopnik about in Chapter 16?
(a) Washington Heights.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Upper West Side.
(d) West Village.

12. Where does Sam think Josh proposed to Louisa in Chapter 30?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The World Trade Center.
(d) The Empire State Building.

13. On what days does Louisa work at the Vintage Clothes Emporium in Chapter 23?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Saturdays.

14. What does Louisa point out about the fact that Agnes is too depressed to want to attend the charity event for mental health in Chapter 16?
(a) The hypocrisy.
(b) The hilarity.
(c) The irony.
(d) The juxtaposition.

15. What is Louisa wearing that Josh finds fault with when they are going to dinner with his boss?
(a) A mink coat.
(b) A faux fur coat.
(c) Bumblebee tights.
(d) A bright pink jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the editor that promoted Margot to editor of the magazine she worked for?

2. What is the name of Louisia's grandfather who dies?

3. What flowers comprise the bouquet that Josh gives to Louisa when she comes to his apartment?

4. What does Louisa say her coat smells like by the time she reaches Heathrow in Chapter 17?

5. To what hospital wing does the receptionist direct Louisa when she seeks out Mrs. De Witt in Chapter 28?

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