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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. In Chapter Eight, what does Emily call her work in progress?
(a) The Rosato.
(b) The Aeastas.
(c) The Villa.
(d) The Mari.

2. How old would Billy be in the summer of 1974 if he had lived?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. Who takes care of the house while Mari and the others live there?
(a) Elena.
(b) Bama.
(c) Ricki.
(d) Ben.

4. What does Johnnie do to Mari in Part IV that surprises her?
(a) Hits her.
(b) Trips her.
(c) Sings to her.
(d) Kisses her.

5. How does Emily know Matt was cheating on her?
(a) She saw credit card charges that were suspicious.
(b) She heard him on the phone to his girlfriend.
(c) He told her.
(d) She saw a bracelet he bought, but he never gave to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Emily's agent?

2. What is the one thing Chess says Emily has in common with Chess's mother Nanci?

3. In Chapter Eleven, what does Emily do that is a violation of Chess's privacy?

4. What dream does Pierce have in Part IV?

5. What does Noel tell Mari about Johnnie that Johnnie overhears?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mari resent Pierce regarding Billy's death?

2. How does Noel treat Lara?

3. Why does Mari suspect her father keeps his distance from her?

4. What does Lara want from Noel when she finds she is pregnant?

5. Where does Emily find some pages Mari wrote and hid in the house?

6. What is the legend about Saint Patrick's Purgatory?

7. How did Emily feel sick for so long?

8. What does Noel tell Mari she should do after the news comes of Pierce's wife's suicide?

9. What does Mari convince Pierce to do that seals his fate?

10. What does Emily begin to suspect about Chess's work in Part III?

(see the answer keys)

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