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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 does Teb tell Colette in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) He wants her to completely revise her manuscript.
(b) He is replacing her as his ghostwriter.
(c) He knows that she hid her connection to the Midas case from him.
(d) He suspects that she has stolen something from his office.

2. What causes Scarlett to stab Colette?
(a) Colette accuses Scarlett of kidnapping.
(b) Colette asks Scarlett about Hector.
(c) Colette tries to take the baby.
(d) Colette rushes toward the door.

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

4. When Francie is talking to Winnie inside Winnie's home, what does Francie suddenly realize is insensitive about her behavior?
(a) She asked questions about Winnie's painful childhood.
(b) She insisted that Winnie talk to her even though she has Will with her.
(c) She revealed that she, Nell, and Colette are trying to solve the mystery.
(d) She complained about Lowell and his mother.

5. What does the Bible quote on the flyer at the prayer vigil imply is true?
(a) Mothers are responsible for doing God's work on earth.
(b) Winnie's neglect is at least partially responsible for Midas's disappearance.
(c) God protects innocent children, and Midas will be recovered safely.
(d) Feminism is responsible for many of the world's problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the flash drive that Colette took from the mayor's office?

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

3. Who does Nell believe told the press about her past?

4. What bad news does Nell receive from her boss in Chapter Thirteen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Francie sure that the man in the red baseball cap lied to her about, and why is she so certain?

2. How does Francie injure herself when she is following Token?

3. What is ironic about Ghosh's Chapter Twenty press conference statement that everyone involved in the investigation has done "a stellar job" (276)?

4. How does Francie feel about her mother-in-law, and why?

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

6. What is the scandal that disrupted Nell's life many years ago?

7. What frightening event happens while Colette is on the subway, and how does she react?

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

9. In Chapter Fifteen, what promise does the narrator remember making and then immediately breaking?

10. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty-One, what has changed in Charlie and Colette's relationship?

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