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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. How does Emily react to the news of Sarah's project?
(a) She cries.
(b) She is negative.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She ignores Sarah.

2. In which city do Jack and Emily purchase a house?
(a) Missoula.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Iowa City.
(d) New York City.

3. What is the relationship between Pookie and Sarah?
(a) Teacher and student.
(b) Pookie and Sarah are neighbors.
(c) Aunt and niece.
(d) Mother and daughter.

4. Why does Emily seek a divorce from her husband after only a few months of marriage?
(a) She decides she wants to live alone.
(b) She doesn't feel a connection to him anymore.
(c) He becomes emotionally abusive.
(d) She wants to move abroad.

5. Where does Jack decide to take Emily in Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) To New York.
(b) To California.
(c) To Europe.
(d) On a cruise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily decide to do when she and Jack return home from their trip?

2. Who does Pookie flirt with at Sarah and Tony's wedding?

3. What is the first location mentioned in the novel?

4. Whom does the space that Pookie moves to belong to?

5. What does the letter Emily receives in Part 2: Chapter 2 say that Pookie has lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is divorce a subject of Part 1: Chapters 1-2?

2. Is there a rivalry between the two Grimes sisters?

3. Why is Emily's success with her career and work ethic impressive?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, Emily decides to go to a movie alone. What happens instead?

5. What does Tony think of Sarah's writing?

6. Why does Pookie want to be close to Tony's parents?

7. Why is Emily disappointed with the trip she and Jack take to Europe?

8. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.

9. What is Sarah trying to write a book about?

10. What happens when Emily and Jack return to Iowa City?

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