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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters Twelve-Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Fifteen, what does the narrator admit to having failed at?
(a) Protecting her son.
(b) Being a good friend.
(c) Keeping her affair a secret.
(d) Managing her mental illness.

2. On page 80, what significant words does the narrator end Chapter Six with?
(a) "Joshua, where are you?"
(b) "I have nothing to add."
(c) "How will I endure another day?"
(d) "My god, what have I done?"

3. What does the Prologue imply is the likely cause of the narrator being unprepared for her child's birth?
(a) She is distracted by her tumultuous relationship with a married man.
(b) She did not anticipate that the baby might arrive before its due date.
(c) She is not really interested in being a mother and is living in denial.
(d) She does not pay attention to the information she gets from the May Mothers.

4. What does Francie's mother pester her about during their phone call?
(a) Moving home from New York.
(b) The money Francie owes her.
(c) Going back to work.
(d) Francie's baby's baptism.

5. What is the name of the babysitter that Nell provides for Winnie?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Alma.
(c) Grace.
(d) Gemma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator during Chapter Fifteen?

2. What is the name of Winnie's boyfriend from when she was a teenager?

3. When Francie recalls the night at the bar, what does she feel guilty about?

4. What does Mogaro's attorney suggest is the primary reason for the police's suspicion of Mogaro?

5. Who do the women brag is going to make an appearance at the prayer vigil for Midas?

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