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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. Where does Alice say she lived after her children died?
(a) In a dark funk.
(b) In a cloud.
(c) In the abode of pain.
(d) In hell.

2. What does Alice say her profession was, before she had kids?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Homemaker.
(d) Nurse.

3. What is Daphne’s epiphany about motherhood?
(a) Your child is not your property.
(b) You can never get childhood back.
(c) You only enjoy childhood by losing it.
(d) You are never not a mother after you give birth.

4. Why does Cindy Cooper dislike Clabbers?
(a) Because she is always trying to hook the State of Jefferson issue to globalism.
(b) Because she is rich but masquerades as poor.
(c) Because she is not from Altavista.
(d) Because she is from the East coast and lies about her ties to Altavista.

5. How long have Daphne and Engin been married?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daphne do when she and Honey wake up on day nine, in Berwin Falls?

2. What novel does Daphne check out of the library?

3. What does Daphne think she and Alice have in common?

4. How does Daphne say Alice looks by the time they get to Surprise Pass?

5. What is Daphne afraid of, now that Alice has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daphne decide to leave Altavista?

2. How does Daphne’s mother say she saw her, and how does Daphne say her vision of Honey is different from her mother’s view of her?

3. What crisis do Daphne’s coworkers contact her about, and how does she resolve it?

4. How does Alice explain the death of her children?

5. What does Daphne say when Alice asks her why she is AWOL from her job?

6. How does Alice come to be in Daphne’s house in the morning after her fall?

7. What explanation does Alice give Daphne for why she came through this area?

8. What kind of prayer does Daphne offer up for Alice after Alice has died?

9. What is Alice’s relationship with Mark and Yarrow?

10. What kind of child-care arrangements does Alice say she and her husband had made?

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