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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) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Talking to herself.

2. Richard Griffen warns of what in Spain?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Communists.
(c) Nationalists.
(d) Socialists.

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

4. 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.

5. Whom does Iris go to visit to verify Laura's story about Richard and Alex?
(a) Callie Fitzsimmons.
(b) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(c) Myra Hincks.
(d) Reenie Hincks.

6. Why does the family go to Avilion?
(a) Because the girls love it so much.
(b) To visit Reenie.
(c) To get its affairs in order.
(d) To go sailing.

7. What is the name of the restaurant in which the man and woman eat dinner?
(a) The Gentleman's Club.
(b) The Imperial Room.
(c) The Piano Shack.
(d) The Top Hat Grill.

8. How does the woman react when the man asks her to leave her husband?
(a) She refuses because she has no way to earn money.
(b) She agrees and waits behind for him to come back from Europe.
(c) She refuses because she doesn't love him.
(d) She agrees and accompanies him overseas.

9. What does Iris call 'The Blind Assassin'?
(a) A right-handed book.
(b) An inspired book.
(c) A collaborative book.
(d) A left-handed book.

10. How does Richard react to the news that Laura has been expelled?
(a) He kicks Laura out of the house.
(b) He demands that Iris keep a better eye on her sister.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He is amused.

11. Who is the inspiration for the woman in the sub novel?
(a) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(b) Callista Fitzsimmons.
(c) Laura Griffen.
(d) Iris Chase Griffen.

12. Laura is scared by her father dressing up as what character when she and Iris are children?
(a) The Easter Bunny.
(b) Santa Claus.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Jesus.

13. Who does Iris suspect might be Myra's true father?
(a) Alex Thomas.
(b) Richard Griffen.
(c) Norval Chase.
(d) Ron Hincks.

14. Where does the woman read the man's story?
(a) Locked in the bedroom.
(b) On a train.
(c) Locked in the bathroom.
(d) In the back of a taxi.

15. What does the man say all stories are about in some way?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Virgins.
(d) Slaughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 12, what faux pas does Richard have to atone for?

2. Where does Laura move when she turns twenty-one and is given access to the money in her trust?

3. To what animal does Iris compare Walter?

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

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

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