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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Stella always jumpy around Black people?
(a) She thinks they know her secret.
(b) She is racist.
(c) She is not used to being around them.
(d) She is not jumpy around Black people.

2. What does Early do for a living?
(a) He fixes cars.
(b) He sells cars.
(c) He is a chef.
(d) He hunts people who are hiding.

3. Why did the twins quit school?
(a) To have children.
(b) To relax.
(c) To work.
(d) They did not quit school.

4. What town is not on any maps?
(a) Mallard.
(b) Boston.
(c) Mona.
(d) Milwaukee.

5. What was Mallard obsessed with, according to Stella?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Lightness.
(c) Food.
(d) Politics.

6. Who drops a bottle of wine at a party?
(a) Stella.
(b) Jude.
(c) Blake.
(d) Kennedy.

7. Where does Desiree get a job when she returns to Mallard?
(a) A bar.
(b) The high school.
(c) She does not get a job.
(d) Lou's diner.

8. What did Reese used to do dress up as before he moved to L.A.?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A woman.
(d) A man.

9. Where does Jude meet Reese?
(a) At a diner.
(b) At a bar.
(c) At school.
(d) At a party.

10. What were Stella's nightmares as a child?
(a) White women kidnapping her.
(b) Black women kidnapping her.
(c) White men kidnapping her.
(d) Black men kidnapping her.

11. Who is Barry?
(a) Reese's friend.
(b) Reese's father.
(c) Reese's brother.
(d) Reese's son.

12. Who is Stella?
(a) Desiree's cousin.
(b) Desiree's daughter.
(c) Desiree's niece.
(d) Desiree's twin.

13. Who are Stella's new neighbors in L.A.?
(a) The Olivers.
(b) The Withers.
(c) The Walkers.
(d) The Smiths.

14. What second job does Jude get in her first year of college?
(a) A catering job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) An office job.
(d) A waitressing job.

15. Who helps Desiree look for Stella?
(a) Lou.
(b) Adele.
(c) Jude.
(d) Early.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stella's married name?

2. Who is the author of The Vanishing Half?

3. How long have the twins been gone at the beginning of the novel?

4. How much money does Reese need for surgery?

5. What does Early do for a living?

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