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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Prologue-Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 red baseball cap.
(d) A straw cowboy hat.

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

4. What is Francie's baby's name?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Will.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Lowell.

5. What does Nell bring to the park that surprises the May Mothers?
(a) Wine.
(b) Muffins.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cheesecake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Billy Idol song's lyrics do the women end up singing along to at the bar?

2. What is Nell's line of work?

3. Why does Nell's partner object to the babysitter Nell hired?

4. How much time elapses between the Prologue and Chapter One?

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

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