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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What s Freda's mood at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Apprehensive.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Anticipatory.

2. What has Freda planned for the factory employees?
(a) A Christmas party.
(b) A labor union.
(c) An outing in the country.
(d) Healthcare benefits.

3. What does Brenda give to her mother-in-law, claiming that the photos are inside?
(a) A book.
(b) An album.
(c) A paper bag.
(d) A shoebox.

4. What are Freda and Brenda looking at when the story begins?
(a) A TV show.
(b) A St. Patrick's Day parade.
(c) A soccer game.
(d) A funeral procession.

5. What does Freda do that embarrasses Brenda?
(a) Snaps her gum.
(b) Sleeps nude.
(c) Talks with her mouth full.
(d) Belches.

6. What is NOT Freda's typical way of dealing with problems?
(a) Talking to Vittorio.
(b) Talking to Brenda.
(c) Becoming silent.
(d) Talking to Maria.

7. What does Brenda think of Freda's hand-shaking ritual?
(a) She finds it amusing.
(b) She abhors it.
(c) She can barely stand it.
(d) She tolerates it.

8. What do Freda and Brenda use between them to divide the bed?
(a) Stacks of wood.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Filled laundry bags.
(d) A stack of books.

9. In what city is THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING set?
(a) London.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Dublin.

10. What does Freda later ask Brenda regarding Patrick?
(a) Why he was running around wearing an undershirt.
(b) If he was drunk.
(c) If he is in love with Brenda.
(d) If Brenda likes him.

11. Who is the Irishman who works in the factory?
(a) Sean.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Patrick.

12. What does Patrick do before working on the toilet?
(a) Puts on rubber gloves.
(b) Removes his shirt and jacket.
(c) Lays out his tools.
(d) Asks for a cup of coffee.

13. What is unusual about the Italian men working at the factory?
(a) They go home for lunch.
(b) They have wine in the morning.
(c) They take naps at noon.
(d) Only two of them speak English.

14. What makes Freda almost giddy now?
(a) Picturing the life she and Vittorio will live.
(b) Buying new jewelry.
(c) Getting her hair styled differently.
(d) Wearing the new dress she found.

15. What distresses Brenda about her life?
(a) Her bad choices about men.
(b) Her lack of a Master's degree.
(c) Her conciliatory nature.
(d) Her lack of a formal education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Brenda fix for Patrick?

2. Where did Freda and Brenda meet?

3. Which of the men is infatuated by Brenda?

4. Why had Brenda's husband sometimes awakened her in the night?

5. Who is Rossi?

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