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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. When Michael says he "wants someone to buy a Christmas tree with," what does he mean?
(a) He doesn't want to be alone on Christmas.
(b) He wants a serious relationship.
(c) He doesn't have enough money to buy a Christmas tree.
(d) He hopes his roomate wants to buy a tree.

2. After hearing that Williams called Edgar, what does Mrs. Madrigal tell Edgar?
(a) She is a liar.
(b) She is a madam.
(c) She is a con artist.
(d) She is a married woman.

3. On her return trip home after losing weight, what does DeDe realize?
(a) She is angry with Mary Ann.
(b) She does not love Beauchamp any more.
(c) She missed her period.
(d) She lost her luggage.

4. How does Mona react to D'orothea's long telephone conversations with her friends back in New York?
(a) Mona gets frustrated with the phone bill.
(b) Mona feels relieved that D'orothea has friends.
(c) Mona grows increasingly impatient.
(d) Mona worries that D'orothea will move back.

5. After returning home from a gospel church, what happens to Mona?
(a) She receives a phone call from D'orothea.
(b) She gets in a fight with Michael.
(c) She receives a phone call from her mother.
(d) She runs into her ex-boss Edgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does D'orothea tell Brian that she does for work?

2. What is Michael's plan to earn some money?

3. What does Norman bring Mary Ann on the morning after Vincent's suicide?

4. When she is at an affair with Beauchamp, to whom does DeDe confide that she is indeed pregnant?

5. While she makes dinner for D'orothea's family, what does Mona reveal to Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what D'orothea tells Brian when they go for drinks after first meeting in the restaurant.

2. Edgar meets Beauchamp and tells him something in strictest confidence. What is the reader supposed to think that Edgar told him?

3. What happens during the encounter between DeDe and Carson Callas?

4. Upon returning to San Francisco, what does DeDe realize and what does she do about it?

5. Briefly discuss the parallels between Frannie's Great Dane and Edgar.

6. What information is revealed during the conversation with Mona and D'orothea's father at the factory?

7. Explain how DeDe's decision to have the baby marks the climax of her transformation.

8. Briefly recount the story that Mrs. Madrigal tells Edgar after they make love on his first visit to her home.

9. What happens to Mary Ann when she and Norman are in Chinatown after the movie?

10. What two things does Mona do in an attempt to make something of her relationship with D'orothea?

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