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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Megan Murphy doing in the park at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Feeding ducks.
(b) Taking photos.
(c) Having a snack.
(d) Reading a book.

2. What had Patrick imagined Megan doing all day in Chapter 2?
(a) Adopting Timmy.
(b) Working on her pottery.
(c) Disappearing to go on a holiday.
(d) Performing wifely functions.

3. How is Megan helping a college faculty member?
(a) Megan is researching local history.
(b) Megan is typing up papers.
(c) Megan is house-sitting for them.
(d) Megan is tutoring students.

4. What does Megan decide would be "totally painful"?
(a) Seeing her ex-boyfriend again.
(b) Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner.
(c) Giving Timmy back to his mother.
(d) Falling in love with Patrick.

5. At dinner, what does Megan say she's been waiting for Patrick to do?
(a) Propose to her.
(b) Tell her about his family.
(c) Invite her to go on vacation.
(d) Flirt with her.

6. How does Megan describe her parents' marriage?
(a) Super.
(b) Strained.
(c) Maddening.
(d) Stable.

7. In which city does the novel take place?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Williamsburg.

8. When they first meet, who does Tilly Coogan believe Megan to be?
(a) Patrick's nurse.
(b) Patrick's assistant.
(c) Patrick's sister.
(d) Patrick's wife.

9. What does Megan say she has never seen up close?
(a) A baby.
(b) A colonial home.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A stethescope.

10. Where was Patrick raised?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

11. What does Megan find Patrick has left for her in the kitchen?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) A stuffed bunny.
(c) A box of candy.
(d) A rose.

12. Why does Megan say it's a good thing her parents moved away?
(a) They would hound her about Patrick.
(b) They would take Timmy to child services.
(c) They always disapprove of her boyfriends.
(d) They come over uninvited.

13. What does Megan find she must have shut off while sleeping?
(a) Her air purifier.
(b) Her lamp.
(c) Her electric heater.
(d) Her alarm clock.

14. What does Patrick leave for Timmy in the kitchen?
(a) A high chair.
(b) A playpen.
(c) A crib.
(d) A baby swing.

15. What kind of relationship does Megan want with Patrick?
(a) A co-dependent relationship
(b) A romantic relationship.
(c) A professional relationship.
(d) A platonic relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Megan describe Patrick's bedroom?

2. What vehicle passes Megan as she is sitting on a bench?

3. What does Patrick mention stealing in med school?

4. Who is Dave?

5. How old is Megan?

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