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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 Daphne say she is paralyzed like “the nymph who turned into a tree” (150)?
(a) Because she cannot afford gas money to leave Altavista.
(b) Because she cannot resolve the contradiction of going to work just to pay for daycare.
(c) Because she is unable to decide to return home.
(d) Because she cannot decide whether to pull Honey from daycare.

2. How does Alice get Honey to let go of Daphne’s hair?
(a) She hisses at her.
(b) She hits her hand.
(c) She tells her gently.
(d) She pinches her thigh.

3. Who is the hostess at the Antelope Meadows?
(a) A friend of Daphne’s mother’s.
(b) A childhood friend of Daphne’s.
(c) A friend of Alice’s.
(d) A relative of Alice’s husband’s.

4. How many children did Alice have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Alice say she was married before her husband died?

2. What keeps Daphne from taking Honey for a walk to town after Alice leaves?

3. How does Daphne take it when Alice tells her that she grieved the loss of her children but she carried on?

4. What does Daphne say is her strategy for dealing with badness of her hangover?

5. What does the note say that Alice left in her luggage for Daphne to find?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?

2. What kind of exit strategy does Daphne imagine for herself?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What is the crisis that comes to a head when Daphne speaks to Engin after dinner out with Alice?

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

8. Why does Daphne say that it would be impossible for her to work from Altavista?

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

10. What is Daphne’s epiphany about motherhood in Day 9?

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