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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. What did Paula do after Agnes gave her money to settle her debts?
(a) She began avoiding Agnes.
(b) She started asking Agnes for more money.
(c) She invested in stocks.
(d) He married Agnes's husband.

2. Who shows up to surprise Louisa in Chapter 13?
(a) Will.
(b) Sam.
(c) Josh.
(d) Nathan.

3. What color do the guests wear to the Neil and Florence Strager Charitable Foundation Dinner?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

4. What is the name of Will's daughter?
(a) Lily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Anna.

5. In Chapter 7, Louisa describes the things that she has learned about New Yorkers in her first month. What is the second item on her list?
(a) Everyone in the shops talks to you.
(b) No one in her building speaks to anyone else.
(c) New Yorkers walk really fast.
(d) Everyone on the streets of New York wants to chat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tabitha's apartment located?

2. What does Mrs. De Witt call Mr. Gopnik that causes him to laugh after she leaves in Chapter 12 (143)?

3. Who is Mrs. Gopkins' driver?

4. Why does Sam say Donna quit her job in Chapter 3?

5. Who is the math teacher described in Chapter 1 as having a moustache that collected crumbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ilaria treat Louisa when she first joins the staff of the Gopniks? Why?

2. What is Louisa's new job in New York? What does she expect of this job?

3. What conflict emerges during Louisa's first dinner in the Gopnik home in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Louisa become upset about the book that Sam is reading in Chapter 11?

5. How would you describe the relationship between Agnes and Tabitha?

6. What does Sam tell Louisa about his sister in Chapter 14? What does this foreshadow?

7. What role does Steven Lipkott play in the narrative?

8. How does Louisa behave during her encounter with the immigration officer? Why?

9. Who is Ashok and how would you describe this character?

10. How is Agnes described when her character is first introduced?

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