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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. Why does Renee invite Paloma into her apartment?
(a) Paloma seemed to need to talk.
(b) She does not want to shut the door in Paloma's face.
(c) Renee is lonely.
(d) Paloma has a book in her hand Renee loves.

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

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

4. What conflict does Paloma witness?
(a) Between her father and mother.
(b) Between Renee and one of the tenants.
(c) Between her mother and another woman at a sale.
(d) Between her mother and older sister.

5. What does Renee find refreshing about rumors of Kakuro's apartment?
(a) It has no carpets.
(b) It has no heavy-style furniture.
(c) It is painted in shades of white.
(d) There is nothing superfluous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Renee do in response to the gift?

2. What does Paloma tell Renee Paloma knows about the woman?

3. What happens in Chapter 16?

4. What is Renee careful about as she walks to Kakuro's apartment?

5. What disturbs Paloma about the therapist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paloma displease a teacher at her school?

2. What does Renee think of Kakuro's bathroom and what surprises her about it?

3. What happens when Renee goes to the cleaners to retrieve the beige dress?

4. What does Paul Nguyen tell Renee when he comes to her door and what is Renee's response?

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

6. What do Renee and Manuela discuss concerning Renee's upcoming dinner date?

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

8. What does Kakuro send Renee and what does she do?

9. What does Manuela tell Renee about Kakuro's apartment, and what is Renee's response?

10. What does Renee do when a package comes for Columbe?

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