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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the woman's imagination, the man is sitting next to a woman who is doing what to pass the time?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Talking to herself.

2. According to the quote attributed to Laura on the bathroom stall of the doughnut shop, where is heaven?
(a) Aa'A.
(b) Avilion.
(c) Zycron.
(d) Xenor.

3. In the article at the beginning of chapter 12, Richard lauds the British prime minister for doing what?
(a) Barcelona Agreement.
(b) Armistice Agreement.
(c) Treaty of Versailles.
(d) Munich Accord.

4. How does Richard react when Laura tells him sending her to school is a waste of time?
(a) He disagrees and makes her stay at that school.
(b) He disagrees and decides he will tutor her himself.
(c) He agrees.
(d) He disagrees and transfers her to another school.

5. What happens when the men try to leave Aa'A?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They commandeer a spaceship which they steer to Earth while avoiding the pursuing Peach Women.
(c) They hide out in an Earthbound spaceship.
(d) They realize that they are enclosed in a big plastic bubble.

6. Who is the true author of 'The Blind Assassin' sub novel?
(a) Iris Chase Griffen.
(b) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(c) Aimee Griffen.
(d) Laura Chase.

7. Where does Richard like to leave bruises on Iris?
(a) Her face.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her thighs.
(d) Her arms.

8. At the end of chapter 10, the woman imagines the man traveling by what mode of transportation?
(a) Train.
(b) Ship.
(c) Horse.
(d) Car.

9. Why do the men like the Peach Women so much?
(a) They think they are beautiful.
(b) They feel like the women truly understand them.
(c) They love how genuine they are.
(d) They fulfill all of their desires.

10. What is the name of the organization with which Laura volunteers?
(a) The Marthas.
(b) The Christinas.
(c) The Marys.
(d) The Abigails.

11. Iris realizes that Laura's lover was whom, based on the notebooks her sister left behind?
(a) Norval.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Alex.
(d) Richard.

12. According to Laura, why was she sent to the mental institution?
(a) She would not cooperate with Winifred's plans to marry her off.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She thought Richard was poisoning Iris.
(d) She wanted to kill Richard.

13. What is wrong with the elder Iris?
(a) She has a heart condition.
(b) She has diabetes.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She has emphysema.

14. Where did Laura go when she first left Bella Vista?
(a) Sunnyside.
(b) Halifax.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Avilion.

15. What plagues the adult Aimee?
(a) Depression.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the curtains in the woman's imagined apartment?

2. Why do the men in the end decided that they are unhappy with the Peach Women?

3. What does the woman say war is like for the by-standers?

4. Where do the man and woman go after the woman meets the man at the train station?

5. What is the name of the establishment where Laura and Iris meet after being apart for years?

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