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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what does the narrator reveal she has done?
(a) Killed someone.
(b) Stolen a car.
(c) Called her lover's wife.
(d) Framed someone for kidnapping.

2. What does Scarlett do in an attempt to disable the women's phones?
(a) Microwaves them.
(b) Squirts them with dish soap.
(c) Smashes them with a hammer.
(d) Tosses them from the balcony.

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, what have Nell and Colette agreed to do that takes them outside on such a rainy day?
(a) They have agreed to go with Francie to deliver a letter.
(b) They have agreed to attend an emergency May Mothers' meeting.
(c) They have agreed to Falk's request for an interview about Winnie.
(d) They have agreed to Lowell's request for help with Francie.

4. Who does Francie meet in a bar in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) The man in the red baseball cap.
(b) The caretaker for the Ross family properties.
(c) A waitress from the Jolly Llama.
(d) The man who walks his dog near Winnie's apartment.

5. In Chapter Twelve, how does the narrator remember her mother characterizing her?
(a) Cold and unfeeling.
(b) Naive and gullible.
(c) Stubborn and hard-headed.
(d) Sneaky and dishonest.

6. What does Francie fixate on in the photographs in Yuko's online album from the night at the Jolly Llama?
(a) Winnie's phone.
(b) Nell's drinking.
(c) The man in the red cap.
(d) Token's location at key moments.

7. What does Lowell's mother announce triumphantly at the end of Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Lowell has asked her to stay indefinitely.
(b) Francie needs to go to a mental hospital.
(c) The police have taken Winnie in for questioning.
(d) Francie's name being in the news will boost Lowell's business.

8. On page 290, how does Scarlett characterize the emails Francie has been sending her?
(a) "Pathetic."
(b) "Disturbing."
(c) "Suspicious."
(d) "Callous."

9. In Chapter Fourteen, what is the reason for Lowell's mother's visit?
(a) Lowell's mother has just separated from Lowell's father.
(b) Lowell and Francie need his mother's financial help.
(c) Lowell's mother is anxious to see Will's baptism.
(d) Lowell is worried about Francie's mental health.

10. Where does Winnie claim to have gone after she left the Jolly Llama?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A stranger's apartment.
(c) The park.
(d) Daniel's apartment.

11. In Chapter Nineteen, whom does Francie recall seeing on television earlier, trying to dodge a pack of reporters?
(a) Nell.
(b) Colette.
(c) Mayor Shepherd.
(d) Winnie.

12. What do Colette and Nell do when they realize Scarlett has returned?
(a) They sit down at the kitchen table.
(b) They hide on the balcony.
(c) They sit down on the sofa.
(d) They hide in the bedroom.

13. What is Francie buying at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Charlie's book.
(b) A coffee.
(c) Mini muffins.
(d) A new stroller.

14. What is the age difference between Nell and Raine?
(a) 55 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 44 years.
(d) 22 years.

15. When did Winnie stop seeing her psychiatrist?
(a) Just before Midas was born.
(b) A year after her mother's death.
(c) Just after she quit Bluebird.
(d) When Midas disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the women brag is going to make an appearance at the prayer vigil for Midas?

2. What does Token tell Francie that makes her realize how unlikely it is that Andersen had anything to do with Midas's disappearance?

3. What is it implied that Nell is about to do when she calls Hoyt in Chapter Seventeen?

4. To what famous novel does Colette allude in Chapter Thirteen?

5. Why is Colette in such a rush to get home after her meeting with Teb?

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