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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters Eight-Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the novel take place?
(a) Westchester.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Albany.

2. What does Francie's mother pester her about during their phone call?
(a) Francie's baby's baptism.
(b) The money Francie owes her.
(c) Moving home from New York.
(d) Going back to work.

3. 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.

4. Which of the May Mothers gets very upset when she sees the former Secretary of State being interviewed on television?
(a) Colette.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Nell.
(d) Francie.

5. What kind of books does Colette write?
(a) Murder mysteries.
(b) Historical romances.
(c) Ghostwritten memoirs.
(d) Parenting manuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francie decide about the identity of the man she sees come out of Winnie's building in Chapter Ten?

2. What job did Alma have in Honduras?

3. In Chapter Eight, when Nell recalls deleting the Peek-a-Boo app from Winnie's phone, how does she characterize her own actions?

4. In Chapter Nine, where does the narrator say she is considering moving to?

5. In Chapter Eight, what is it revealed that Colette has been worrying about?

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