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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Genevieve correct at the Kennedy Center?
(a) The descriptions of the paintings.
(b) The plaques on the wall.
(c) Hundreds of programs for a beloved historical musica.
(d) The writing in the concrete on the roof.

2. How can Vera end up actually making a life with William?
(a) When she can sign William up for a wonderful new school.
(b) When she can use her connections to get a new Social Security number for William.
(c) When Derek's and Adam's friends can arrange fake passports for them.
(d) When she can flee to Europe with the help of a lawyer friend.

3. Where does Vera run into Derek again after their first meeting?
(a) Near Times Square.
(b) Near Central Park.
(c) Near Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Near Prospect Park.

4. What is the best explanation Cassie offers for why she wanted to leave teaching for the IPH?
(a) She needed a change to stay fresh in her thinking.
(b) She loved her work and hated watching it disappear.
(c) She wanted to spend more time with her family.
(d) She needed the salary bump.

5. Who does Vera find out is looking for William?
(a) William's mother.
(b) William's father.
(c) William's brother.
(d) William's grandfather.

6. How does Cassie try to keep herself fresh for her work at the IPH?
(a) She constantly asks her supervisors for honest feedback.
(b) She deliberately works in different neighborhoods often.
(c) She does stringent self-assessments every two weeks.
(d) She reads up on the latest historical literature all the time.

7. Who calls her marketing people to see if her makeup line can get a volcano-themed fragrance and makeup palette started?
(a) The Daughter.
(b) The Second Movie Star.
(c) The Model/Actress.
(d) The First Movie Star.

8. Where had Cassie previously worked as a professor before joining the IPH?
(a) George Washington University.
(b) Maribone University.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) Everhard University.

9. Who left Josiah most of his money?
(a) A brewer.
(b) A former plantation owner.
(c) A white Milwaukee tanner.
(d) His own father.

10. What had the artist failed to understand about the Model/Actress from when they had been together?
(a) How forgiving she really was.
(b) How necessary her ruthlessness would be in her life.
(c) How good at business she was.
(d) How famous she would become.

11. What did Genevieve get a reputation for that became a problem at IPH?
(a) She did not complete her work.
(b) She often had inaccurate historical facts.
(c) Whenever an atrocity was noted in a historical monument, she wanted to name not only the victims but the killers.
(d) She got in physical fights often.

12. Who yells at the artist as he stands on the volcano platform during his show?
(a) The Daughter.
(b) Shannon.
(c) The Second Ex-Wife.
(d) The First Ex-Wife.

13. Who had suggested that Vera get her cosmetology degree?
(a) Vera's father.
(b) Vera's best friend.
(c) Vera's guidance counselor.
(d) Vera's mother.

14. What were the artist's apologies like when they began?
(a) Public and simultaneous.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Formal.

15. What does Vera deliver to Adam and Derek from Josh in New York City?
(a) Guns.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Endangered animals.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Institute for Public History located?

2. What had everyone heard about the genius artist in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want?

3. Where does Vera take William towards the end of the story on a bus together?

4. Who was the only person Cecilia showed what she stole from Alcatraz?

5. Who is Cassie's co-worker who works exclusively online?

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