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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. What does Enid begin to have nightmares about?
(a) Sex.
(b) Dying.
(c) Work.
(d) School.

2. What does Enid tell Rupert about her second notebook?
(a) It is similar to the one that she keeps for the doctor, but it contains personal observations, as well.
(b) It is empty for now, but she will use it when she runs out of space in her first notebook.
(c) It is where she keeps herself organized with to-do lists and plans for the future.
(d) It is the notebook she has been using to teach the girls proper handwriting.

3. On page 67, what is there an excerpt from?
(a) Enid's personal notes.
(b) Enid's notes for the doctor.
(c) A letter from Rupert Quinn.
(d) A letter from Jeanette Quinn.

4. When Enid gets up in the middle of the night to work, she thinks that it is the best way to be "penitent" (52). What does this mean she is trying to do?
(a) Keep herself busy and distracted.
(b) Show she is sorry.
(c) Stay organized.
(d) Keep herself humble.

5. What does Mrs. Quinn say about the radio show that calls people to offer the chance to answer a question in return for a prize?
(a) The game is rigged by the radio station.
(b) She once won a trip to Niagara Falls from this radio station.
(c) Her brother used to work for this radio show.
(d) The question make her laugh because they are so easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first place that Mrs. Quinn suggests hiding the car?

2. What is the tone of Rupert's question "Where are we going to bury his car?" (58)?

3. What is the tone of Mrs. Quinn's thoughts about Mr. Willens's kiss?

4. What is one of the things that Enid teaches Sylvie and Lois?

5. What happens when they carry Mr. Willens's body outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection between her illness and the murder does Mrs. Quinn see?

2. Why has Enid dressed up for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

3. How does Mrs. Quinn become more difficult to please as the summer wears on?

4. Why is Olive Green so eager for Enid to leave the house after Mrs. Quinn's death?

5. What happens on the last night of the section titled "Heart Failure"?

6. When Mrs. Quinn gets agitated on the day she listens to the radio show, what does she question Enid about?

7. When Rupert comes into the house, what does he see happening between his wife and Mr. Willens?

8. What is Enid's plan for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

9. What noise does Mrs. Quinn hear when she is cleaning up after the murder, and what does it turn out to be?

10. How has Enid's job changed because of World War II?

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