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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. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Nell's intentions when she tells Token to call the police if they do not come back out of Scarlett's building?
(a) She is trying to keep everyone safe.
(b) She is trying to scare Token off.
(c) She is trying to embarrass Francie.
(d) She is being sarcastic.

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

3. On page 294, what does Scarlett tell the other women her parenting philosophy is?
(a) "Motherhood is a Sacrifice."
(b) "One Shitty Diaper Away from Insanity."
(c) "Babies are Breakable."
(d) "Mothers: Fuck All of You."

4. Where is the narrator during Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Vermont.

5. When Francie talks to Token in his apartment, whom does she begin to suspect he knew based on his remarks?
(a) Winnie's father.
(b) Archie Andersen.
(c) Hector Quimby.
(d) Patricia Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the description of Scarlett's apartment make clear?

2. Who does Francie meet in a bar in Chapter Fourteen?

3. In Chapter Nineteen, whom does Francie recall seeing on television earlier, trying to dodge a pack of reporters?

4. Who is the woman in the hat and sunglasses watching the group in the book's epilogue?

5. How does Token feel after handing over the information to Elliott Falk?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-One, what plan for her career does Colette share with Charlie?

2. What does Francie read in Scarlett's journal, and what does this journal entry make clear to the reader?

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does the reader learn about Dr. H?

4. In Chapter Thirteen, what confusion does Nell express about her mental state on the night of July 4th?

5. In Chapter Fourteen, what causes Colette to jump to the conclusion that Midas is dead?

6. In the Patricia Faith interview that Nell watches while she is at work in Chapter Thirteen, what makes it clear that Faith is trying to promote a particular viewpoint about Midas's disappearance?

7. When Token shows up at Francie's apartment in Chapter Twenty, what does he reveal about his long-ago arrest?

8. How does Chapter Seventeen open, and what does this opening make clear about Nell and Sebastian's relationship?

9. When Francie talks to Token in his apartment, what does she learn about his relationship, and how is this information expanded on later, when the narrative shifts to Token's perspective?

10. How does the book's epilogue convey the lasting damage that Midas's abduction has caused Winnie?

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