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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes her job as
(a) Appropriate and tailored to her, like a well-made suit.
(b) Important and undervalued.
(c) Awkward and ill-fitting, like an artificial limb.
(d) Pretentious and worldly.

2. Flashing back on her first husband, the narrator states
(a) He was an inexperienced woodsman.
(b) The failure of their marriage was entirely his fault.
(c) She will never trust the word "love" again.
(d) She believes she never loved him.

3. The narrator believes she is a successful children's book illustrator because
(a) She is a savvy businesswoman.
(b) She has her own personal style.
(c) She can imitate anything a publisher wants.
(d) She knows what children like.

4. The narrator believes that her childhood made her
(a) A bitter person.
(b) Socially retarded.
(c) Mentally retarded.
(d) A stronger person.

5. Who interrupts the narrator in the outhouse and why?
(a) Anna, asking her if she is okay.
(b) Joe, insisting that they talk about their relationship.
(c) Paul, with news about her father.
(d) David, telling her she must be caught.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator feels the others will not understand her search for her father because

2. The narrator has identified two different women in town known as Madame because

3. At the end of the chapter, the author compares an unborn child to

4. The narrator decides that everything she values about Joe is

5. While the narrator shops, her companions

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