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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are the curtains in the woman's imagined apartment?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

3. Who is Aimee's biological father?
(a) Elwood Murray.
(b) Richard Griffen.
(c) John Prior.
(d) Alex Thomas.

4. Where does Iris find Laura's schoolbooks?
(a) Her stocking drawer.
(b) Her closet.
(c) The kitchen drawer.
(d) Underneath the family Bible.

5. Who hosts the reception for Iris's new baby?
(a) Laura.
(b) Richard.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Reenie.

6. What does Sakiel-Norn represent for the woman?
(a) Her relationship with the man.
(b) Her naïveté.
(c) Hope.
(d) Her childhood.

7. Where do Iris and Laura go to live after Iris leaves Richard?
(a) A new house in Ottawa.
(b) A new house in Montreal.
(c) A new house in Port Ticonderoga.
(d) Avilion.

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

9. What is the name of the establishment where Laura and Iris meet after being apart for years?
(a) The Imperial Room.
(b) Diana Sweets.
(c) The Arcadian Court.
(d) Betty's Luncheonette.

10. What does the woman say surrounds the man?
(a) Blinding light.
(b) A halo.
(c) Waves of light.
(d) Shimmering light.

11. How does Winifred react when Laura tells her that love, not marriage, is important?
(a) Tells her to be careful.
(b) Agrees with her.
(c) Decides to have her committed.
(d) Decides Laura should be married off as soon as possible.

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

13. In chapter 13, Iris recounts the start of what war?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) The French Canadian War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

14. Who does the doctor think Winifred and Richard are when they come to see Iris and the newborn Aimee?
(a) Family friends.
(b) Iris's grandparents.
(c) Iris's aunt and uncle.
(d) Iris's parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Aimee's hair?

2. In chapter 14, Iris says Laura writes like what?

3. What is the name of the organization with which Laura volunteers?

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

5. Why does the family go to Avilion?

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