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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is surprising about Colette's appearance when she opens the door to her apartment in Chapter Seven?
(a) She has a black eye.
(b) She does not have a shirt on.
(c) She is missing a tooth.
(d) She has dyed her hair black.

4. What reason does Nell give for firing Alma?
(a) Her partner's objections to Alma.
(b) Her suspicion that Alma took Midas.
(c) The journalists hounding Alma.
(d) Alma's undocumented status.

5. How many natural miscarriages did Francie have before she got pregnant with Will?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

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

8. What does Mogaro's attorney suggest is the primary reason for the police's suspicion of Mogaro?
(a) Contaminated DNA evidence.
(b) Mogaro's criminal history.
(c) Comments Mogaro made to a friend.
(d) Racial profiling.

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

10. In Chapter Eleven, where does Francie go when she tells Lowell that she is leaving to meet the May Mothers?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The police station.
(c) The Jolly Llama.
(d) The park.

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

12. When Chapter Two takes place, how long has it been since Midas's birth?
(a) Just under 2 months.
(b) Almost 1 year.
(c) About 4 months.
(d) About 2 weeks.

13. When Chapter Ten opens, what is Francie reading about online?
(a) Developmental milestones.
(b) Westchester real estate.
(c) Missing children who have been found.
(d) The criminal backgrounds of Alma's relatives.

14. What did Winnie study as a child?
(a) Piano.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Painting.
(d) Violin.

15. What do the police discover in the trunk of Mogaro's car?
(a) Blood.
(b) Cash.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Meraud Spool meet Winnie?

2. Where is Francie from?

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

4. How do both Neeley and Teb respond to Colette's latest chapters?

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

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