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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, the reader learns that Hal's mother had died "a couple of days before" (55) which of Hal's birthdays?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

2. What is Hal's legal first name?
(a) Halpern.
(b) Helen.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Harriet.

3. In what month does the narrative begin?
(a) November.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) October.

4. What kind of food is Hal carrying home to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 1?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Blood sausage.
(c) Bangers and mash.
(d) Beef stew.

5. Hal does NOT name which of the following clients' problems when she considers the ways she is able to help them?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Unemployment.
(d) Domestic violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teenage children do Harding and his wife Mitzi have together?

2. About how many years before the narrative present had Hal taken out a loan from Mr. Smith?

3. Of what material is the heavy box made that Hal uses to hold all of her important documents?

4. What liquid splashes onto Hal's face when the man with the lisp destroys her property?

5. Where has the photograph of Hal and her mother laughing on Brighton Beach been located for the past ten years?

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