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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. Who is the elderly patriarch of the hotel where Louisa and Margot stay in Chapter 29?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Brian.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Roger.

2. To what hospital wing does the receptionist direct Louisa when she seeks out Mrs. De Witt in Chapter 28?
(a) ICU.
(b) Radiology.
(c) Oncology.
(d) NICU.

3. What kind of coat does Louisa where when she flies home for Christmas?
(a) A green pea-coat.
(b) A faux fur mini-jacket.
(c) A vintage zebra-print coat.
(d) A orange and pink trench coat.

4. What is the protest about that Louisa describes watching on the TV at the hairdresser's in Chapter 16?
(a) A library closure.
(b) A wrongful verdict in a murder case.
(c) A police shooting.
(d) A bakery closing.

5. Why does Mr. Gopnik claim there will be no accidental pregnancies during Thanksgiving Dinner?
(a) Because he and Agnes are not intimate.
(b) Because Agnes was sterilized.
(c) Because he had a vasectomy.
(d) Because he is impotent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Treena's lover revealed to be in Chapter 18?

2. Where do Louisa's parents live?

3. Who has Jake been seeing romantically?

4. How much money is Louisa instructed to withdraw every day from the ATM to make payments on the piano?

5. What is Louisa's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. De Witt illustrate the theme of female strength?

2. What was Mrs. De Witt's former career? How is this reflected in her home?

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

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

5. What happens in the exchange between Louisa and Sam at Louisa's grandfather's funeral?

6. Where does Margot go to live? Why?

7. What does Margot's wardrobe symbolize to her? How?

8. What does Agnes reveal about her life in Poland in Chapter 20? Why is this significant?

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

10. How do both Margot and Louisa change during their trip in Chapter 29?

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