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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 it implied that Nell is about to do when she calls Hoyt in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Ask the police to move reporters away from her building.
(b) Tell Hoyt about Token's criminal history.
(c) Disclose Alma's immigration status.
(d) Tell Hoyt about Winnie and the man in the red baseball cap.

2. 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 being sarcastic.
(c) She is trying to scare Token off.
(d) She is trying to embarrass Francie.

3. In Chapter Twelve, how does the narrator remember her mother characterizing her?
(a) Stubborn and hard-headed.
(b) Naive and gullible.
(c) Sneaky and dishonest.
(d) Cold and unfeeling.

4. When Chapter Thirteen opens, what are Nell and Colette doing?
(a) Heading for a meeting of the May Mothers.
(b) Getting some exercise.
(c) Going out for coffee.
(d) Trying to get their babies to sleep.

5. What gift does Charlie leave for Colette in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) A plane ticket.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A spa gift certificate.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Token comes to Francie's apartment, what does his body language imply he might be lying about?

2. In Chapter Eighteen, why does Winnie say she went to the park on July 4th?

3. What do Colette and Nell do when they realize Scarlett has returned?

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

5. What does Nell find on Scarlett's counter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter Nineteen, what troubling event is the narrator imagining happening?

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

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

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

9. How does Francie's mental state both help and hinder the efforts to find Midas?

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

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