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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary first stop when she arrives in St. Hilaire?
(a) Library.
(b) Laundry mat.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) General store.

2. While trying to sleep the first night at the cottage, what does Mary think Harrold will do once he finds her?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Have her arrested.
(c) Bring them home.
(d) Apologize.

3. When is the first time Harrold hits Maureen in the face?
(a) After she returns from her first trip as a reporter.
(b) Before she leaves on a trip for work.
(c) After they visit his father.
(d) The night of her wedding.

4. Where does Harrold's father live?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Rhode Island.

5. Where does Maureen have to travel for a story shortly after her wedding?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. What does Willis Beale bring Mary the first time he meets her?
(a) Honey.
(b) Baby crib.
(c) Books and magazines.
(d) Flowers.

7. Who is the writer of the memo at the beginning of the book?
(a) Marueen English.
(b) Helen Scofield.
(c) Mary Amesbury.
(d) Caroline English.

8. Where is Harrold the night Maureen gives birth?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) London.
(d) Greece.

9. What does Helen bring Caroline when she visits her?
(a) Her birth certificate.
(b) Notes and research on the article she wrote.
(c) Sealed court documents.
(d) Tape recorder.

10. What reason does Maureen give for the bruise on the side of her face after Harrold hits her the first time?
(a) She bumped into a door.
(b) A cab door hit her in the face when it was opened.
(c) She fell in the shower.
(d) She fell down some icy steps.

11. How many children does Muriel have?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

12. Where does Maureen go when Harrold takes a trip to Montreal for work?
(a) To the Bahamas.
(b) To her grandmother's.
(c) Her mother's house.
(d) On a cruise.

13. What does Mary do in her first day at the cottage to "keep the fear at bay"?
(a) Cleans the cottage.
(b) Heads into town to see a movie.
(c) Goes for a long walk.
(d) Sleeps.

14. What reason does Maureen give to her boss for why she could not travel out of the city for assignments?
(a) She doesn't like staying at hotels.
(b) Claustraphobia.
(c) Motion sickness.
(d) Fear of flying.

15. What color truck does Mary see in the lane after Willis has left on her first day in the cottage?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary believe her mother was missing in her life?

2. What specialist says that Maureen "has longings"?

3. What was Mary's name before she changed it?

4. Where do Mary and Harrold get married?

5. How does Jeffrey characterize Maureen in his interview with Helen?

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