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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. In "Mrs. Day at Home," who does DeDe call?
(a) Brian.
(b) Beauchamp.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Splinter.

2. Which place do Edgar and Mrs. Madrigal have in common?
(a) A bathhouse.
(b) A whorehouse.
(c) An apartment building.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Why does Brian go to a bathhouse?
(a) To get clean.
(b) To meet other homosexual men.
(c) To prove to himself that he is not homosexual.
(d) To participate in a co-ed orgy.

4. What is the reason Mrs. Madrigal gives for wanting to meet Mona?
(a) Mrs. Madrigal heard about one of Mona's successful ad campaigns.
(b) Mrs. Madrigal hoped Mona could help her buy a new swimsuit.
(c) Mrs. Madrigal liked meeting people from New York.
(d) Mrs. Madrigal wanted to use Mona to meet Edgar Halcyon.

5. After being fired, what does Mona tell Mrs. Madrigal?
(a) That she has money saved.
(b) That she needs to find another roommate.
(c) That she cannot afford her rent anymore.
(d) That she will go back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Edgar gives for telling Mrs. Madrigal he would take Mona back?

2. What color shirt is Connie Bradshaw wearing when she meets Brian?

3. What does Mrs. Madrigal say she acquired by growing up in a whorehouse?

4. Who leaves Mary Ann her welcome gift?

5. Who interrupts Mrs. Madrigal's bath in search of Mary Ann?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Relating at Lunch," how does Beauchamp change the status of his relationship with Mary Ann?

2. What does Mona tell Mary Ann to try to convince her to stay in San Francisco?

3. How does Mrs. Madrigal react when Mary Ann mentions the picture of the soldier in her bedroom?

4. Mary Ann and Brian discuss secrets in San Francisco. Briefly state each of the character's views on this subject.

5. How does Mary Ann feel after her weekend in Mendocino with Beauchamp?

6. Describe Mrs. Madrigal and Mary Ann's initial interaction.

7. Briefly compare the two women in Edgar's life, Ruby Miller and Frannie.

8. At Frannie's party, what happens to the conductor and where does he go?

9. How is Mona's relationship with her mother different from her relationship with Mrs. Madrigal?

10. Of what does Hillary accuse Brian? How does he react?

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