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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Paloma surprised that the new tenant wants to have tea with her mother?
(a) Because her mother's father was the commander in occupied Japan.
(b) Because her mother is black.
(c) Because most of the tenents shun her mother.
(d) Because her mother cannot speak English very well.

2. What does a courier deliver to Renee?
(a) An invitation.
(b) A pair of tickets.
(c) A small cat statue.
(d) An expensive book.

3. 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 seem to have accepted their place in the world.
(d) They are more attentive to Paloma and others.

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

5. Why does Paloma's mother take her to a therapist?
(a) Because of a comment Paloma makes.
(b) To show the therapist that she could raise a good daughter.
(c) To have the therapist explain about her mother's illness.
(d) To prove to the therapist that her daughter has problems.

6. About what does Paloma contradict a teacher of hers?
(a) Dissection.
(b) A poem.
(c) Geography.
(d) Grammar.

7. What does Jacinthe Rosen do for Renee?
(a) Introduces her to the new tenent in the building.
(b) Push for a raise.
(c) Push for better benefits.
(d) Give her a gift certificate.

8. What does Renee later think she should have done differently in response to the gift?
(a) She should have turned the book down.
(b) She should have told him she is not allowed to accept gifts.
(c) She should have taken the book back in person.
(d) She should have sent him a book.

9. What is one topic Renee and Kakuro discuss over dinner?
(a) Paloma.
(b) The rancor that some in France feel towards Orientals.
(c) The fact that Renee is young to be in charge of the entire building.
(d) Renee's lack of education.

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

11. What does Paloma wonder what might be the true movement of the world?
(a) The sound of the ocean waves.
(b) Piano music.
(c) Hands clasping each other.
(d) Voices raised in song.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manuela say about Renee's looks when Renee dons her borrowed dress?

2. What does Renee find not up to her standards?

3. What overwhelms Paloma?

4. What does Renee tell Columbe?

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

(see the answer keys)

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