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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters Twelve-Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator as she narrates Chapter One?
(a) In prison.
(b) In a mental health facility.
(c) In a television studio.
(d) In hiding.

2. What odd thing does Francie have in her bra at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) A baby sock.
(c) Tea bags.
(d) Potatoes.

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

4. What is the name of the bar where the May Mothers met on the night Midas disappeared?
(a) The Speckled Hen.
(b) The Bitter Lemon.
(c) The Jolly Llama.
(d) The Painted Goat.

5. Why does Nell's partner object to the babysitter Nell hired?
(a) He expected to be included in the hiring process.
(b) The babysitter was recommended by Nell's ex.
(c) He does not want Nell to return to work.
(d) The babysitter is undocumented.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nell suspect might be causing Winnie to feel overwhelmed?

2. What does the Prologue imply is the likely cause of the narrator being unprepared for her child's birth?

3. What is the name of the babysitter that Nell provides for Winnie?

4. 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?

5. What does the text's description of Winnie's home establish about her?

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