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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Chapters Sixteen-Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what prevents the narrator from getting out and doing things?
(a) She does not want to answer people's nosy questions.
(b) She is feeling tired and depressed.
(c) She is trying to respect Joshua's desire for privacy.
(d) She is still recovering from complications from her c-section.

2. In Chapter Fifteen, how does the narrator feel Joshua has changed?
(a) He is becoming controlling and pushy.
(b) He is now sullen, unhappy, and distant.
(c) He is now suspicious, angry, and paranoid.
(d) He is becoming manic and unpredictable.

3. What does Lowell's mother announce triumphantly at the end of Chapter Eighteen?
(a) The police have taken Winnie in for questioning.
(b) Lowell has asked her to stay indefinitely.
(c) Francie's name being in the news will boost Lowell's business.
(d) Francie needs to go to a mental hospital.

4. What distinctive item is the man Winnie talks to at the bar wearing?
(a) A leather motorcycle jacket.
(b) A tweed sports coat.
(c) A straw cowboy hat.
(d) A red baseball cap.

5. When Chapter Two takes place, how long has it been since Midas's birth?
(a) About 2 weeks.
(b) Almost 1 year.
(c) About 4 months.
(d) Just under 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has the narrator realized that she and Joshua cannot go to Indonesia?

2. What does Lowell think Francie is spending too much time doing?

3. How did Winnie's mother die?

4. Who is Dr. H?

5. What is surprising about Colette's appearance when she opens the door to her apartment in Chapter Seven?

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