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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Margaret wearing when Bob comes home and finds her sobbing about the possible loss of her job?
(a) T-shirt and khaki slacks.
(b) Yellow dress.
(c) Blue dress.
(d) Pullover shirt and jeans.

2. Who calls Bob in Book 3, Chapter 3, after he leaves Matt's place?
(a) Carol Hall.
(b) The police.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Lucy.

3. What color leather bag does Diana carry when Bob and Lucy see her at the airport?
(a) Pink.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

4. How old was Pauline's daughter when she tried to stab Pauline?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

5. Rather than being an envious person, what does Lucy think she is?
(a) Content.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Arrogant.

6. What color robe does Margaret wear when she preaches?
(a) Navy.
(b) Black.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) White.

7. Who buys Matt a cell phone?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Matt.
(d) Diana.

8. When did the book take place a woman gave Jim about a minister who lost his wife?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 2000s.
(d) 1950s.

9. Where did Diana kill herself in her childhood home?
(a) Basement.
(b) 2nd floor.
(c) 1st floor.
(d) 3rd floor.

10. In an email Lucy gets from someone she has not heard of for a long time, how many times does the word "envy" (192) show up?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

11. What are blooming by the middle of April?
(a) Crocuses.
(b) Forsythia.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Daffodils.

12. In Book 4, Chapter 1, how long has Pam been sober?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 8 months.

13. How many years of notes to himself are on Matt's computer?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

14. How much younger is Matt than Diana?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 6 years.

15. How many aunts did Olive's husband, Henry, have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bob is at the grocery store, who does Bob notice Lucy snub?

2. Where did Olive live before she and her daughter moved to Shirley Falls?

3. What is Isabelle's daughter's occupation?

4. How long has Pam's AA sponsor been sober?

5. The first night after Diana killed herself, how long did Bob listen to Matt talk?

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