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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters Four-Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Winnie's mother die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Overdose.
(c) A fall down the stairs.
(d) Heart attack.

2. Why does Nell's partner object to the babysitter Nell hired?
(a) He does not want Nell to return to work.
(b) The babysitter is undocumented.
(c) The babysitter was recommended by Nell's ex.
(d) He expected to be included in the hiring process.

3. What job did Alma have in Honduras?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Midwife.

4. How much time elapses between the Prologue and Chapter One?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 4 months.

5. What odd thing does Francie have in her bra at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) Tea bags.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) A baby sock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinctive item is the man Winnie talks to at the bar wearing?

2. When Chapter Two takes place, how long has it been since Midas's birth?

3. Where does the novel take place?

4. What causes Yuko to say the May Mothers need a new meeting place?

5. In Chapter Six, when the narrator is pacing inside her house, what does she automatically avoid?

(see the answer key)

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