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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has the narrator realized that she and Joshua cannot go to Indonesia?
(a) They are out of money.
(b) The police will be watching the airports.
(c) She needs to stay closer to her doctors.
(d) Joshua cannot get a passport.

2. What was it that caused Token to suddenly turn back toward his apartment when he was out walking?
(a) He realized that he left his wallet at home.
(b) He remembered that he had something in the oven.
(c) He remembered that he told Lou he would watch their daughter.
(d) He realized that it was about to start raining.

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

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

5. What does the Bible quote on the flyer at the prayer vigil imply is true?
(a) Feminism is responsible for many of the world's problems.
(b) God protects innocent children, and Midas will be recovered safely.
(c) Mothers are responsible for doing God's work on earth.
(d) Winnie's neglect is at least partially responsible for Midas's disappearance.

6. When the neighbor Nell runs into at the Spot mentions hearing Beatrice crying at night, what does Nell claim?
(a) It is actually Sebastian crying.
(b) It is actually a parrot that he hears.
(c) He is hallucinating.
(d) He must be hearing the television.

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

8. What is Nell's birth name?
(a) Ellen Aberdeen.
(b) Eleanor Dundee.
(c) Penelope Hamilton.
(d) Helen Stirling.

9. What does Teb tell Colette in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) He is replacing her as his ghostwriter.
(b) He wants her to completely revise her manuscript.
(c) He suspects that she has stolen something from his office.
(d) He knows that she hid her connection to the Midas case from him.

10. To what famous novel does Colette allude in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) The Scarlet Letter.
(b) The Handmaid's Tale.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) Tess of the D'Ubervilles.

11. What does Ian come to Nell's office to tell her in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) He wants to include an article about Nell in the next Gossip! issue.
(b) He expects Nell to contribute inside knowledge to an article on Winnie.
(c) He wants Nell to take a paid leave.
(d) Nell is fired as of the end of the business day.

12. What alerts Nell that Scarlett might be returning to the apartment?
(a) She sees Scarlett's car in the parking lot.
(b) She hears someone jiggle the broken doorknob.
(c) She sees a shadow underneath the door.
(d) She hears a baby crying.

13. In Chapter Twelve, what aspect of her relationship with her father does the narrator recall?
(a) His physical abuse.
(b) His sexual abuse.
(c) His misogyny.
(d) His emotional neglect.

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

15. In Chapter Sixteen, whom is Token with when he leaves his apartment and Francie begins following him?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Yuko.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Winnie stop seeing her psychiatrist?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what does the narrator admit to having failed at?

3. What finally causes Token to throw Francie out of his apartment?

4. In Chapter Eighteen, why does Winnie say she went to the park on July 4th?

5. Which Ancient Greek character does Nell reference in Chapter Thirteen?

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