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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lowell think Francie is spending too much time doing?
(a) Socializing with her friends.
(b) Obsessing about breastfeeding.
(c) Worrying about Midas's case.
(d) Working outside their home.

2. What Billy Idol song's lyrics do the women end up singing along to at the bar?
(a) "Dancing With Myself."
(b) "Cradle of Love."
(c) "White Wedding."
(d) "Rebel Yell."

3. What causes Yuko to say the May Mothers need a new meeting place?
(a) The noise.
(b) The crowds.
(c) The heat.
(d) The dirt.

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

5. Where is Francie from?
(a) Florida.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Colorado.
(d) California.

6. Who goes with Winnie when she leaves to get herself an alcoholic drink?
(a) Colette.
(b) Token.
(c) Francie.
(d) Nell.

7. Who is Dr. H?
(a) The narrator's childhood doctor.
(b) The narrator's obstetrician.
(c) The narrator's child's pediatrician.
(d) The narrator's therapist.

8. What has Francie been writing in the notebook that she brings to Colette's apartment?
(a) A list of suspects.
(b) A timeline.
(c) Questions about Winnie.
(d) Interview notes.

9. What does Francie ask Winnie to do that causes Winnie to leave the table to go get herself a drink?
(a) Talk about Midas's father.
(b) Tell the story of Midas's birth.
(c) Talk about Midas's colic.
(d) Show them photos of Midas.

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

11. What does Nell confess about Beatrice's first day at daycare?
(a) Nell cried hysterically when she dropped the baby off.
(b) Nell planted a nanny cam at the daycare center.
(c) Nell intends to pick the baby up early and not tell her partner.
(d) Nell feels guilty about how relieved she is to have some time to herself.

12. What is the name of the person that the first-person narrator keeps thinking about in the Prologue?
(a) David.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Joshua.

13. What kind of animal is the toy that disappeared with Midas?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Giraffe.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Bear.

14. What does the narrator suspect that she and Nell have in common?
(a) They are both single parents.
(b) They both regret getting pregnant.
(c) They both have an important secret.
(d) They are both wealthy women.

15. What does Nell claim not to remember about the night at the bar?
(a) Seeing the man in the baseball cap.
(b) Token going into the bar with Winnie.
(c) Ordering French fries.
(d) Dropping her purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of books does Colette write?

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

3. When Colette arrives home in Chapter Eight, to whom is Charlie talking on the phone?

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 detail of Winnie's appearance does Nell specifically notice when Winnie first enters the bar?

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