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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the inspiration for the man in the sub novel?
(a) Alex Thomas.
(b) Norval Chase.
(c) Richard Griffen.
(d) Elwood Murray.

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

3. Why does Iris try to go downstairs in chapter 9?
(a) To try to find something.
(b) She hears a noise.
(c) To do laundry.
(d) To hide something.

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

5. In chapter 12, what faux pas does Richard have to atone for?
(a) Divorcing Iris.
(b) Being new money.
(c) Being too friendly with the Germans.
(d) Having mistresses.

6. What does the woman say war is like for the by-standers?
(a) Filled with color.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Monotone.
(d) Red and orange.

7. Between which two factions is the conflict in Barcelona according to the May 26, 1937 article contained in chapter 10?
(a) Nationalists and Communists.
(b) Communists and Anarchists.
(c) Democrats and Republicans.
(d) Anarchists and Nationalists.

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

9. Richard receives a letter concerning the psychiatric treatment of which character?
(a) Iris Chase Griffen.
(b) Reenie Hincks.
(c) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(d) Laura Chase.

10. What is the reason Winifred and Richard give for why they commit Laura?
(a) She tried to kill Richard.
(b) She tried to kill herself.
(c) She said Richard was trying to kill Iris.
(d) She tried to kill Winifred.

11. The man tells the woman a story about the lizard men from what planet?
(a) Aa'A.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Zycron.
(d) Xenor.

12. Richard, Iris, Laura, and Winifred take the maiden voyage of what ship?
(a) The Lusitania.
(b) The Queen Elizabeth.
(c) The Olympia.
(d) The Queen Mary.

13. What color is Aimee's hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

14. In chapter 9, the girls visit Reenie at what establishment where she works?
(a) Betty's Luncheonette.
(b) Lucy's Diner.
(c) Diana Sweets.
(d) The Gingerbread House.

15. To what animal does Iris compare Walter?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A pig.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the woman and the man do after the woman meets him when he briefly returns from the war?

2. Why do the men like the Peach Women so much?

3. What is the name of Laura's first school?

4. What does Laura call Iris's unborn child?

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

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