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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. What concern of Francie's does the Chapter Two May Mothers email cover?
(a) Returning to work.
(b) Sleep training.
(c) Breastfeeding.
(d) Colic.

2. What Billy Idol song's lyrics do the women end up singing along to at the bar?
(a) "Cradle of Love."
(b) "White Wedding."
(c) "Rebel Yell."
(d) "Dancing With Myself."

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

4. What does Nell confess about Beatrice's first day at daycare?
(a) Nell intends to pick the baby up early and not tell her partner.
(b) Nell feels guilty about how relieved she is to have some time to herself.
(c) Nell cried hysterically when she dropped the baby off.
(d) Nell planted a nanny cam at the daycare center.

5. Early in their conversation at the bar, what aspect of life in the United States do the May Mothers compare unfavorably with the situation in other countries?
(a) Healthcare.
(b) Education.
(c) Maternity leave.
(d) Gun control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person that the first-person narrator keeps thinking about in the Prologue?

2. What part of Patricia Faith's broadcast upsets Francie?

3. Who goes with Winnie when she leaves to get herself an alcoholic drink?

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

5. Where is Francie from?

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