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

2. What is going on in the Arthens' former apartment?
(a) Strange noises.
(b) A lot of shouting.
(c) Remodeling.
(d) Concerts.

3. What does Renee thinks offers more continuity in a house than conventional doors?
(a) Sliding doors.
(b) Bead curtins.
(c) Open doorways.
(d) Bamboo curtins.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paloma wonder what might be the true movement of the world?

2. From what book does Renee quote after meeting Kakuro?

3. Why is Manuela excited about being retained by Kakura?

4. What does Renee think about as far as at in chapter 11?

5. What happens in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fight does Paloma describe between her mother and another woman?

2. Why does Paloma prefer her aunt and uncle over her own parents?

3. Why is Manuela happy about the new tenant?

4. What does Paloma want of Renee when she comes to Renee's door at eight?

5. How does Renee obtain a dress for her date and what disturbs her about the dress?

6. What does Paloma find interesting about the new tenant as concerns her mother?

7. Briefly describe Renee's dinner with Kakuro.

8. What does Renee think is wrong with Columbe's thesis and why?

9. Who wakes Renee at seven and what does Renee tell the person?

10. What surprises Renee as she enters Kakuro's apartment and what does that make her consider?

(see the answer keys)

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