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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 Emily discover about her sister in Part 2: Chapter 4?
(a) That Sarah has published a book.
(b) That Sarah has become a drunk.
(c) That Sarah is sick.
(d) That Sarah is pregnant.

2. What does Emily demand to know from Peter on the drive in Part 3: Chapter 3?
(a) Whether or not he is going to offer her a job.
(b) How Sarah died.
(c) Why he quit school.
(d) Why he opened the studio.

3. Who does Emily receive a phone call from at the end of Part 2: Chapter 3?
(a) Her mysterious lover.
(b) Pookie.
(c) Tony.
(d) Sarah.

4. What does Emily want to ask Tony in Part 3: Chapter 2?
(a) If he killed Sarah.
(b) For money.
(c) For a job.
(d) About his children.

5. Whose apartment does Emily awaken in the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3?
(a) Pookie's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Jack's.
(d) A mysterious man's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peter doing in Part 3: Chapter 1?

2. What does Howard Dunninger make clear to Emily?

3. How does Emily feel compared to Peter in Part 3: Chapter 3?

4. What is Howard's mood like when he returns from his trip in Part 3: Chapter 2?

5. How old is Emily in Chapter 2 of Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Would you say that Sarah is happy in Part 2 of the novel?

2. Do you consider Emily to be successful in Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4?

3. Why does Emily call Peter in Part 3: Chapter 3?

4. What happens at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3?

5. Describe the party that Emily attends thrown by a friend in Part 3: Chapter 3.

6. What are Sarah and Tony's sons doing in Part 3: Chapter 1?

7. Why does Sarah call Emily in Part 2: Chapter 3? What does Emily do as a result of this call?

8. What does Emily learn about Sarah in Part 2: Chapter 4?

9. Why do you think that Emily tells her lovers about her sister's misfortunes?

10. Why does Emily refuse to help Sarah when she thinks about leaving Tony?

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