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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. 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) Maternity leave.
(b) Gun control.
(c) Education.
(d) Healthcare.

2. What news does Colette reveal to the May Mothers at the park in Chapter Two?
(a) She has hired a full-time babysitter.
(b) Winnie is a single mother.
(c) She is writing a new book.
(d) She believes that Token is interested in Winnie.

3. What does the text's description of Winnie's home establish about her?
(a) She is security-conscious to the point of paranoia.
(b) She has access to a great deal of money.
(c) She moves around a lot and considers this home temporary.
(d) She has surprisingly simple tastes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of books does Colette write?

3. Which of the May Mothers arranges the group's first meeting, in March?

4. When the May Mothers meet at the bar and decide not to talk about their babies, what kind of books do they immediately begin discussing?

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

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