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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paloma tell Renee Paloma knows about the woman?
(a) That Renee is lonely.
(b) That Kakuro is sweet on Renee.
(c) That Renee is quite intelligent.
(d) That Kakuro is sweet on Manuela.

2. Who calls Kakuro?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) His broker.

3. Who are Levin and Kitty?
(a) The only other children in the building.
(b) Paloma's cousins.
(c) Brother and sister who come by the building every morning with the newspapers.
(d) Kakuro's cats.

4. What disturbs Paloma about the therapist?
(a) His indifference to anything she says.
(b) His violent reaction to her threats.
(c) How he constantly clears his throat.
(d) The way he looks at her mother.

5. What bothers Renee a little about the dress Manuela borrows for her?
(a) It isvery expensive.
(b) It seems a little revealing.
(c) It was made for a woman who is now deceased.
(d) It seems to flashy.

6. What does Renee think to herself about her interest in painting?
(a) She should dumb that down also.
(b) She wishes she could afford even reproductions of good art.
(c) She wishes she were more up on modern artists.
(d) She wishes she could paint.

7. What fascinates Renee about Kakuro?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is pleasant to her.
(c) He is over six feet tall.
(d) He is Japanese.

8. Why is Renee embarrassed?
(a) She needs to use the bathroom.
(b) She falls into him when she stumbles on the door step.
(c) She thought a particular painting was done by someone else.
(d) She trips on the floor mat.

9. What does Renee think about concerning art?
(a) Its incongruence.
(b) Its way of soothing stress.
(c) Its ability to heal.
(d) Its inconsistency.

10. What is Paloma fascinated about concerning the therapist?
(a) His eyes are two different colors.
(b) He has a bald spot on the side of his head.
(c) His hands are smaller than Paloma's hands.
(d) He does not seem to move even when he talks.

11. Who is Marguerite?
(a) Paloma's cousin.
(b) Renee's niece.
(c) Paloma's friend.
(d) The dressmaker.

12. About what is Manuela joyful?
(a) Seeing Renee happy.
(b) Getting a visa to go home.
(c) Planning a trip to Portugal.
(d) Quitting her job with Madame Pallieres.

13. What is on Kakuro's wall in the entryway?
(a) Two crossed Samurai swords.
(b) A tapestry from 1300s Japan.
(c) A reproduction of one of Renee's favorite paintings.
(d) A Japanese music box.

14. What overwhelms Paloma?
(a) Hearing Kakuro play the piano.
(b) Seeing Kakuro in traditional Japanese dress.
(c) Seeing Renee all dressed up.
(d) The sound of the school's choir in concert.

15. Who is Paul Nguyen?
(a) Kakuro's assistant.
(b) Kakuro's son.
(c) Kakuro's cousin.
(d) Kakuro's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dress Manuela borrows for Renee?

2. What does Jacinthe Rosen do for Renee?

3. What surprises Manuela when she arrives at Renee's apartment?

4. What does Renee find refreshing about rumors of Kakuro's apartment?

5. How does Renee feel before Kakuro?

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