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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 is the name of Winnie's boyfriend from when she was a teenager?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Adam.

2. 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 is missing a tooth.
(c) She has dyed her hair black.
(d) She does not have a shirt on.

3. Who was the father in Francie's first pregnancy?
(a) Lowell Givens.
(b) Her church's youth pastor.
(c) James Colburn.
(d) An unknown stranger.

4. Where is Francie from?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator as she narrates Chapter One?

2. What was Teb Shepherd's job before he became mayor?

3. Which of the May Mothers arranges the group's first meeting, in March?

4. What do the police discover in the trunk of Mogaro's car?

5. When the May Mothers meet at the bar and decide not to talk about their babies, what kind of books do they immediately begin discussing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Colette is at the park in Chapter Eight, what secret desire is she thinking about, and what stops her from trying to obtain it?

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

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

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

6. How do the narrative perspective and point of view shift from the Prologue through Chapter Three?

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

8. What does Colette discover on the mayor's desk, and what does she do with it?

9. What is Nell's theory about Token, and why does Colette believe Nell is probably mistaken?

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

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