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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Iris see hanging from the tree outside her former home?
(a) A man's legs.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Pantyhose.
(d) A cat.

2. What word does Richard use to describe the way he feels toward Iris?
(a) Besotted.
(b) Smitten.
(c) Consumed.
(d) Obsessed.

3. What does the woman say she would do if caught with the man?
(a) Bribe a judge.
(b) Renounce him.
(c) Defend his honor.
(d) Pay him to leave her alone.

4. Norval Chase is wounded and his brothers are killed in what war?
(a) WWI.
(b) WWII.
(c) French Canadian War.
(d) Canadian American War.

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Iris had previously spied on Sabrina and a group of her friends?
(a) The Fire Pit.
(b) The Flame Grill.
(c) The Fiery Furnace.
(d) Inferno.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hosts a reception for Iris?

2. Who do the authorities conclude is responsible for setting fire to the button factory?

3. In the man's story, how is the value of carpet determined?

4. What does the statue on top of the Chase family monument depict?

5. Where does Iris keep Laura's notebooks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norval Chase respond to the stock market crash and following economic depression?

2. At the end of chapter 6, the man is writing a story including characters X, Y, Z, and B. What is this story about?

3. Why is it awkward between Liliana and Norval Chase when he returns from the war?

4. How is chapter 2 structured?

5. Why does Benjamin Chase marry Adelia?

6. What is the fate of slave children who make the carpets in Sakiel-Norn?

7. How do Winifred and Richard treat the Chase sisters?

8. On her deathbed, Iris's mother tells her to promise to do something for her. What does Iris promise her mother she will do?

9. In chapter 1, Iris says "some people can't tell where it hurts. They can't calm down. They can't ever stop howling." Who do you think is/are the "they" she had in mind?

10. In chapter 6, the man and the woman talk about love and the way the man often says that love isn't real. Do you think the man truly believes this?

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