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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Esther is on her way to which type of therapy?
(a) Sound therapy.
(b) Speech therapy.
(c) Behavioral therapy.
(d) Light therapy.

2. While Rachel is being driven home from the Tupperware party, she is told that the driver is reminded of Janie when she looks at which character?
(a) Esther.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Tess.
(d) Polly.

3. Esther has recently become obsessed with which historic event?
(a) The end of World War II.
(b) The Stonewall uprising.
(c) The removal of the Berlin Wall.
(d) The addition of Hawaii and Alaska to the United States.

4. What is the name of the principal at St. Angela's school?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Mary.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Trudy.

5. Which mythological figure is at the center of the novel's preface?
(a) Pan.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel's epigraph is a quote by which author?

2. Who is NOT listed among Cecilia's friends?

3. Polly announces in Chapter 9 that her father John-Paul has been looking strangely at which character?

4. Who is Cecilia and John-Paul's youngest daughter?

5. For what reason is Cecilia sure that John-Paul is not having an affair?

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