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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rose describe the sound of not being a mother after Luke leaves their apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Blissful joy.
(b) Antinoise.
(c) Crushing silence.
(d) Depressing.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how can Rose tell that Luke might be having an affair?
(a) He does not show up for work.
(b) He is overly affectionate.
(c) He does not return Rose's phone calls or text messages.
(d) He is withdrawn and quiet at home.

3. What does Luke say to Rose about Jill's reaction to the news that Rose is pregnant in Chapter 18?
(a) He says she will come around eventually.
(b) He says she will be a great person for the baby to get to know.
(c) He says she will never changed her mind about the pregnancy.
(d) He says she cannot come over anymore.

4. What object does Rose ask her father to build in Chapter 14?
(a) A wine rack.
(b) A coat hanger.
(c) A crib.
(d) A bookshelf.

5. In Chapter 8, where does Rose first see Cheryl?
(a) On Luke's phone.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At a lecture Rose recently gave.
(d) At the park on her way home from work.

6. What kind of pills are inside the bottle that Rose refuses to take in Chapter 1?
(a) Prenatal vitamin pills.
(b) Anxiety pills.
(c) Oxytocin pills.
(d) Sleeping pills.

7. What singer do Addie and Rose listen to as they cook in Chapter 7?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Dean Martin.
(d) Duke Wellington.

8. Why are Luke and Rose out celebrating dinner in Chapter 4?
(a) Luke landed a new, major client.
(b) Rose got promoted at work.
(c) Rose was awarded a $10,000 grant for her research project on motherhood.
(d) Luke's photographs were published in a national newspaper.

9. At the very beginning of the novel, what does Rose call Addie when she is holding her after she is born?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Delicate.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Angelic.

10. In Chapter 17, who does Rose tell in her early stages of her relationship with Thomas?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Jill.
(c) Denise.
(d) No one.

11. In Chapter 1, when Luke dumps the pills onto the floor, what does Rose compare them to?
(a) Skittles.
(b) Beads.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Dried pasta.

12. What does Rose order at the bar on her date with Thomas in Chapter 15?
(a) A glass of Jameson.
(b) Sancerre.
(c) Cabernet wine.
(d) A Stella Artois.

13. in Chapter 16, how does Rose describe how it feels to be divorced?
(a) Freeing.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Untethered.

14. On what day is Rose and Devonne's sociology department happy hour in Chapter 9?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

15. What does Luke touch during the pill bottle argument in Chapter 6, Life 2?
(a) A framed picture of his parents.
(b) The pill bottle.
(c) A framed picture of Rose.
(d) Rose's arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT in The Order of Things as told by Rose's mother in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 10, who was Rose's high school boyfriend?

3. In Chapter 20, when does Rose say she is "at her best" (190)?

4. In Chapter 5, what college student visits Rose's office hours to ask her opinion about a reading?

5. Where is Rose's father's workshop located in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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