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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. When did Mrs. De Witt's husband die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1962.

2. How much money does Josh say he wants to make before 30?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $3 million.

3. What was Josh's mother's career before retirement?
(a) She was a lawyer.
(b) She was a music teacher.
(c) She was a professor.
(d) She was a banker.

4. What does Mrs. De Witt instruct Louisa to get from her bedside table to give to the paramedics in Chapter 22?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A handbag.
(c) A folder.
(d) A book.

5. Louisa describes Mrs. De Witt's living room as looking as though it was designed in what era?
(a) The days of Studio 54.
(b) The days of Mork and Mindy.
(c) The days of Leave it to Beaver.
(d) The days of corsets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the shipping on the piano that Agnes buys in Chapter 16?

2. On what days does Louisa work at the Vintage Clothes Emporium in Chapter 23?

3. Whose birthday does Louisa mention her mother attending tea for in her letter that opens Chapter 23?

4. What is the protest about that Louisa describes watching on the TV at the hairdresser's in Chapter 16?

5. On what date is Louisa's grandfather's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louisa discover when she goes to Sam's flat in Chapter 17?

2. Who is Vincent and how does Margot react to meeting him?

3. Where does Margot go to live? Why?

4. How does Agnes feel about the charity events she attends? Why?

5. What does Margot give to Louisa when she leaves? Why?

6. Where and why do Margot and Louisa take a trip in Chapter 29?

7. What is the significance of Mr. Gopnik's vasectomy in the narrative?

8. Where do Louisa and Sam meet at the end of the novel? Why is this significant?

9. Who is Eddie and how does Louisa's family respond to meeting her?

10. What conflict breaks out during Thanksgiving Dinner in Chapter 16?

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