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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 information does Sam relate in his first letter to Louisa in Chapter 30?
(a) He is moving to New York.
(b) He is expecting his first child.
(c) He is no longer seeing Katie.
(d) He is getting married to Katie.

2. Where are refreshments held after Louisa's grandfather's funeral?
(a) White Horse public house.
(b) Jefferson Street public house.
(c) Laughing Dog public house.
(d) Westchester public house.

3. How many bedrooms are in Mrs. De Witt's home?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Frank Junior's wife?

2. How has Mrs. De Witt been injured from her fall?

3. Louisa describes Mrs. De Witt's living room as looking as though it was designed in what era?

4. How much money does Josh say he wants to make before 30?

5. Who has Jake been seeing romantically?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louisa suggest to Mr. Gopnik regarding Agnes in Chapter 16? How does he respond?

2. How does Will describe his experiences in New York in his letter that opens Chapter 22?

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

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

5. What causes the conflict between Louisa and Josh in Chapter 25?

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

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

8. What is revealed of Margot's financial situation in Chapter 24?

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

10. How does Louisa respond to the discovery of Margot's cancer?

(see the answer keys)

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