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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What classroom object haunts Nellie’s visions in Chapter Seven?
(a) The bulletin board.
(b) The dollhouse.
(c) The filing cabinet.
(d) The kitchen.

3. How does Vanessa describe her regret in Chapter Eight?
(a) As a falling star.
(b) As an open wound.
(c) As a broken heart.
(d) As a deep pit.

4. What color does the narrator in Chapter Two plan to dye her roots?
(a) Copper.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Vanessa goes at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Le Bernardin.
(b) Rosella.
(c) Sfoglia.
(d) Frevo.

6. Whom does Vanessa call for help in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Sam.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Lucille.

7. What is the profession of the man with whom Vanessa became pregnant in college, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Dean of students.

8. What object does Nellie search for in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Her father’s handkerchief.
(b) Her boss's phone number.
(c) Her mother's photo.
(d) Her aunt's shoes.

9. What is the name of Vanessa’s boss, as revealed in Chapter Four?
(a) Lucille.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Lillian.
(d) Lydia.

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

11. What is Nellie doing in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Driving to Florida.
(b) Packing her belongings.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Cleaning her classroom.

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

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

14. What does Richard do to Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Apologizes to her.
(b) Laughs at her.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Kisses her.

15. Where did Nellie meet her ex-husband, as revealed in Chapter Three?
(a) A plane.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) An office party.
(d) At the Met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Vanessa in Chapter Twenty and demands to know her location?

2. What is Vanessa’s natural hair color, as revealed in Chapter Sixteen?

3. What does Vanessa vow to do at the end of Chapter Four?

4. According to Nellie in Chapter Nine, how does the strange woman walk?

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

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