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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Francie immediately notice about Colette's apartment?
(a) It is very cold.
(b) It has a strange smell.
(c) It is huge.
(d) It is cluttered.

4. What does Francie decide about the identity of the man she sees come out of Winnie's building in Chapter Ten?
(a) He is likely another police detective.
(b) He might be the father of Winnie's baby.
(c) He must be a security guard.
(d) He is probably Winnie's father.

5. How much time elapses between the Prologue and Chapter One?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 20 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Winnie study as a child?

2. What kind of animal is the toy that disappeared with Midas?

3. What question does Hoyt end his Chapter Ten interview of Nell with?

4. What industry is the suspect mentioned in the file associated with?

5. Who is Archie Andersen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Colette feel like an impostor among the other May Mothers?

2. What does Winnie leave on the table at the bar, and where does it eventually end up?

3. When Nell is trying on clothes in Chapter Eight, what does she begin to worry might be true about her memory of the man at the bar?

4. In Chapter Nine, what has changed about the narrator's situation?

5. How does Chapter One hint at trouble in the narrator's childhood?

6. Why is Nell returning to work, and how does she feel about it?

7. What does Nell have tattooed on her arm, and what does it mean to her?

8. How do the Prologue and Chapter One characterize the narrator?

9. While Colette is out running in Chapter Eight, what source of comfort is she wishing for, and why can she not get it?

10. How does Bodhi Mogaro's attorney explain away the evidence against Mogaro?

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