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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 bad news does Nell receive from her boss in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Clare will be her new assistant.
(b) He needs her to start working longer hours.
(c) He is sending her on a business trip.
(d) Her yearly bonus is being eliminated.

2. Who does Colette hire as a babysitter in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Alma.
(b) One of the May Mothers.
(c) Her neighbor Sonya.
(d) Charlie's mother.

3. What does the narrator think is the reason that Joshua is waiting for her to solve all of their problems?
(a) He is lazy and self-involved and has little interest in tackling real problems.
(b) She is the one who created their problems in the first place.
(c) She has repeatedly boasted about her cleverness and ability to solve problems.
(d) He wants to prove to her that she is unrealistic and incapable of clear thinking.

4. Why is Francie so insistent on talking to Scarlett?
(a) She thinks Scarlett may have seen something on the night of the 4th.
(b) She thinks Winnie may have confided in Scarlett.
(c) She Is sure she saw Scarlett at the Jolly Llama.
(d) She believes Scarlett has abducted Midas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ian come to Nell's office to tell her in Chapter Seventeen?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty, where do the police announce they have located Midas's blanket?

3. When the neighbor Nell runs into at the Spot mentions hearing Beatrice crying at night, what does Nell claim?

4. When Francie sees Winnie outside the Spot, what do the details of Winnie's appearance imply is true?

5. What does Token tell Francie that makes her realize how unlikely it is that Andersen had anything to do with Midas's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Nell and Colette end up in Scarlett's apartment?

5. What are Nell's motivations for ignoring her own standards in order to accept and keep the job at Simon French?

6. What item is delivered to all three women--Nell, Francie, and Colette--and what does it contain?

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

8. What argument do Francie and Lowell get into about a stroller, and what does the argument demonstrate about their relationship?

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

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

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