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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. On the night that Midas disappears, what does Francie have a nightmare about?
(a) Her mother showing up unannounced.
(b) Leaving Will in the grocery store.
(c) Lowell asking for a divorce.
(d) Being unable to breastfeed Will.

2. In Chapter Six, when the narrator is pacing inside her house, what does she automatically avoid?
(a) The creaky board outside the nursery.
(b) Looking at her child's crib.
(c) The photo of her baby's father.
(d) The rocking chair where she nurses the baby.

3. Which of the May Mothers arranges the group's first meeting, in March?
(a) Colette.
(b) Scarlett.
(c) Francie.
(d) Nell.

4. Who goes with Winnie when she leaves to get herself an alcoholic drink?
(a) Token.
(b) Colette.
(c) Nell.
(d) Francie.

5. What does the narrator suspect that she and Nell have in common?
(a) They are both wealthy women.
(b) They are both single parents.
(c) They both have an important secret.
(d) They both regret getting pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francie disappointed to learn about Scarlett?

2. What is Francie's baby's name?

3. 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?

4. What detail of Winnie's appearance does Nell specifically notice when Winnie first enters the bar?

5. What kind of animal is the toy that disappeared with Midas?

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