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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nancy Morton's husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ken.
(d) Lenny.

2. How many corrections does Cassie make after her stop at the bakery?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

3. What does William call Vera?
(a) Mom.
(b) Mum.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Ve-ra.

4. Who had Cassie done years of research on during her time as a professor?
(a) Harriet Tubman.
(b) Odetta Holmes.
(c) Jim Thorpe.
(d) Richard Sykes.

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

6. How did Josiah reportedly die?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He died in a fire Cherry Mills whites set at the building he had just bought.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He died by gunshot wound.

7. Who does Vera end up in a romantic relationship with?
(a) Derek.
(b) Adam.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jack.

8. Why is the nature of Josiah Wynslow's death in doubt?
(a) There is no coroner's report.
(b) A body was never found.
(c) Witnesses said they saw Wynslow leaving the building.
(d) Wynslow's sister said she always thought he had survived.

9. What kind of bakery does Cassie tell her boyfriend she got his cake from?
(a) A very old bakery.
(b) An expensive bakery.
(c) A mom and pop bakery.
(d) A gentrification bakery.

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

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

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

13. Whose apology from the artist was in the form of a short film?
(a) The Brother's.
(b) The Assistant's.
(c) The Ex-girlfriend's.
(d) The Long-Suffering Ex-wife's.

14. Who does Genie marry?
(a) Marshall Mellon.
(b) William Wallington.
(c) Harold Senor.
(d) James Harmon III.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vera end up doing for work in New York City?

2. What bar in D.C. had a weekly hip-hop and classic rock dance party?

3. Why does Genevieve tell Cassie her teachers tell Cassie she is a good poet?

4. How does Cassie think Genie felt about her when they were both children?

5. Who is Cassie's boyfriend that she buys the cake for?

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