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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Manuela excited about being retained by Kakura?
(a) He gave her raise.
(b) He has few demands.
(c) He has a good-looking cook about her age.
(d) He wants her to reside in his apartment complex.

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

4. Who joins Renee and Manuela for tea?
(a) Kakura.
(b) Columbe.
(c) Paloma's mother.
(d) Olympe.

5. What do Paloma and Kakuro decide to do?
(a) Read and discuss a book a week.
(b) Walk in the park daily together.
(c) Become friends.
(d) Find out who Renee really is.

6. What arrives for Columbe?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A letter from a beau.
(c) A dress.
(d) Her master's thesis.

7. What is Renee thinking about when someone knocks on her door?
(a) Having given herself away to Kakuro.
(b) What to read for the evening.
(c) How to redeem herself with Manuela.
(d) Learning to play bridge.

8. Who has Monsieur Ozu fired?
(a) The cook.
(b) The maintenance man.
(c) The Grelier.
(d) The Butler.

9. What does Renee tell Columbe?
(a) To call the concierge that is on duty.
(b) That the concierge's loge is not open until 8.
(c) That she should call the police.
(d) That a phone call is as bad as Colombe coming to the door and knocking.

10. Why does Paloma prefer her aunt and uncle to her own parents?
(a) They are kinder and more liberal.
(b) They are fun and full of life.
(c) They are more attentive to Paloma and others.
(d) They seem to have accepted their place in the world.

11. What does Renee think about as far as at in chapter 11?
(a) The way the value of art has changed over the years.
(b) The purpose of art.
(c) The way so many people no longer care about art.
(d) The ease with which so many artists create art.

12. What does Manuela say about Renee's looks when Renee dons her borrowed dress?
(a) Perfect.
(b) The dress needs to be taken in a little in the hips.
(c) She needs an accessory.
(d) The dress needs to be taken in a little in the bust.

13. What is Renee careful about as she walks to Kakuro's apartment?
(a) That she not be seen.
(b) That she play "dumb."
(c) Nothing.
(d) That she let it known she is not on duty.

14. What color is the dress Manuela borrows for Renee?
(a) Beige.
(b) Red.
(c) Light blue.
(d) Soft rose.

15. From what book does Renee quote after meeting Kakuro?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Hunt for Red October.
(d) War and Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Renee a little about the dress Manuela borrows for her?

2. What is on Kakuro's wall in the entryway?

3. What does Renee think about what Columbe has focused upon in her work?

4. In what way does Paloma's mother differ from most of the tenants in the building?

5. Why does Paloma threaten to spread rumors about the therapist?

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