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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, how does the narrator describe the woman she is following?
(a) As oblivious.
(b) As credulous.
(c) As intent.
(d) As aware.

2. According to Richard in Chapter Fifteen, what did he think of upon first seeing Nellie?
(a) A damsel.
(b) An angel.
(c) A nymph.
(d) A goddess.

3. What does Nellie decide to do at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) Go back to school.
(b) Quit her teaching job.
(c) Break up with Richard.
(d) Start working as Richard's assistant.

4. Where does Vanessa go in Chapter Twenty?
(a) The Plaza Hotel.
(b) Arlo Midtown.
(c) The Robertson Hotel.
(d) The Carlyle Hotel.

5. How does Nellie feel at the fancy restaurant in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Like a boor.
(b) Like a rube.
(c) Like a nerd.
(d) Like a freak.

6. Why does Richard give Vanessa a nickname, as revealed in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Because she is always so nervous.
(b) Because she is always so messy.
(c) Because she is always so late.
(d) Because she is always so funny.

7. According to Vanessa in Chapter Six, what was her only job after she married Richard?
(a) Cooking meals.
(b) Getting pregnant.
(c) Keeping fit.
(d) Shopping.

8. When Nellie resists quitting her second job in Chapter Five, how does Richard respond?
(a) Smacking her.
(b) Ignoring her.
(c) Kissing her.
(d) Tickling her.

9. What wedding present does Richard give Nellie in Chapter Five?
(a) A home.
(b) A car.
(c) A cruise.
(d) A job.

10. How does Vanessa feel in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Closed off.
(b) Cracked open.
(c) Smashed to bits.
(d) Broken down.

11. What meal does Vanessa remember making for Richard in Chapter Ten?
(a) Tandoori chicken.
(b) Dal makhani.
(c) Lamb vindaloo.
(d) Tikka masala.

12. How does Vanessa plan to contact Richard’s fiancée in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) By filing a restraining order.
(b) By contacting the police.
(c) By writing her a letter.
(d) By calling her mother.

13. What is the name of the narrator’s ex-husband, as revealed in the opening of the novel?
(a) Rupert.
(b) Robert.
(c) Richard.
(d) Roger.

14. What is among the contents of the package Vanessa receives in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Her bridal bouquet.
(b) Their marriage certificate.
(c) Her wedding album.
(d) Richard's wedding ring.

15. What good luck charm does Vanessa remember Richard giving her in Chapter Eight?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A gym membership.
(c) A rabbit's foot.
(d) A tennis bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Vanessa in Chapter Four, why had she not deserved a larger settlement in the divorce?

2. How did Richard’s parents die, as explained in Chapter Fifteen?

3. What classroom object haunts Nellie’s visions in Chapter Seven?

4. Who will be Nellie’s maid of honor, as revealed in Chapter Thirteen?

5. How does the narrator of Chapter Two describe her early days with her ex-husband?

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