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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 milestone in Beatrice's development does Nell witness at the daycare?
(a) Beatrice eats rice cereal.
(b) Beatrice lifts her own head.
(c) Beatrice rolls over.
(d) Beatrice smiles.

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

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

4. What motivates Antonia Framingham to donate money to the NYPD to assist in finding Midas?
(a) She writes about missing children.
(b) She is a friend of Winnie's grandparents.
(c) Her son is the police commissioner.
(d) Her own child was abducted years ago.

5. What item from the file on the mayor's desk ends up in Colette's purse when she leaves City Hall?
(a) An interview transcript.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A copy of a warrant.
(d) A flash drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lowell learns that Francie is texting Winnie, what do his comments imply?

2. What is the name of the bar where the May Mothers met on the night Midas disappeared?

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

4. What reason does Nell give for firing Alma?

5. What does Nell confess about Beatrice's first day at daycare?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about Colette's mother in Chapter Seven?

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

4. In Chapter Five, why are the police being criticized for their handling of Midas's case?

5. Who is "Token," and what is the implied source of his nickname?

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

7. What does Francie mention having seen on Patricia Faith's television show, and how does Nell react?

8. Why does Francie bring a camera with her to the park in Chapter 10?

9. What does Francie remember about Mr. Colburn, her high school science teacher?

10. In Chapter Eleven, what does Francie decide the police need to investigate further?

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