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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. Who do Molly and her mother see while they are drinking coffee?
(a) Russian spies.
(b) Monk and Aspinall.
(c) Trevor and his wife.
(d) Sam and a woman.

2. Which of the following best describes how Molly feels when she sees how her husband has parked his car in the driveway?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Excited.
(c) Furious.
(d) Surprised.

3. Which two characters show a higher degree of tension during the conversation at the café?
(a) Trevor and Molly.
(b) Trevor and Mrs. Haddington.
(c) Mrs. Haddington and Jennifer.
(d) Molly and Jennifer.

4. What does Molly want from Aspinall?
(a) Comforting.
(b) Help.
(c) Answers.
(d) Sam.

5. What job had Molly held during this time in her life?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Writer.
(d) Typist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Molly to release Aspinall?

2. How does Sam answers Molly's questions?

3. How old was Molly at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Why does Molly refuse to stay at Jean's house?

5. How does Monk respond to Molly's angry tones about the stranger she observed the previous night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What background information is provided about Sam in Chapter 6?

2. How does the author portray the character of Monk to the reader?

3. Which character is introduced at the beginning of this chapter and how does this character affect Molly's life?

4. How does Molly realize that her husband has arrived and what does he do that makes her furious?

5. How do Iain and Jean react to learning the truth about Sam and what does Monk say about their reaction?

6. What does Monk do to try to keep the news from breaking in the newspaper?

7. What does the rose bush in the story represent and what symbolism does it portray by the end of the chapter?

8. What does Molly's dad tell her about her mother and how does she react to the information?

9. Why does Molly's mother support her relationship with Trevor?

10. What do the test results on Molly's mother indicate?

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