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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Richard’s parents die, as explained in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) A plane crash.
(b) A boating accident.
(c) A house fire.
(d) A car accident.

2. What is wrong with Charlotte in Chapter Ten?
(a) She fell.
(b) She has arthritis.
(c) She has the flu.
(d) She has an awful headache.

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

4. What does Sam give Nellie in Chapter Seven?
(a) A keepsake box.
(b) A porcelain vase.
(c) A charm bracelet.
(d) A framed poem.

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

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

7. How does the narrator of Chapter Two describe her early days with her ex-husband?
(a) As a bit rushed.
(b) As a bit confusing.
(c) As a bit unexpected.
(d) As a bit scripted.

8. Which of his parents' items does Richard want to use in his wedding to Nellie, as revealed in Chapter One?
(a) A cake topper.
(b) A bible.
(c) Cufflinks.
(d) A bridal veil.

9. According to Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Three, the body reacts similarly to which two sensations?
(a) Fear and hope.
(b) Anxiety and contentment.
(c) Fear and arousal.
(d) Joy and despair.

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

11. What is the name of Vanessa’s aunt?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Carol.
(d) Cora.

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

13. What does Charlotte reveal at the end of Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) That she is in legal trouble.
(b) That she is going blind.
(c) That she is being evicted.
(d) That she has a terminal illness.

14. What does Sam lose in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Her phone.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her keys.
(d) Her wallet.

15. How did Vanessa keep track of the truth during her marriage to Richard, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) By starting a blog.
(b) By purchasing security cameras.
(c) By writing in a Moleskine notebook.
(d) By telling the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Richard’s neighbor in Chapter Nine, who visited Richard’s apartment building the week before?

2. As explained by Nellie in Chapter One, Richard is how many years older than she?

3. Where is Richard as Chapter Nine begins?

4. What group harasses Nellie in Chapter Eleven?

5. How does Vanessa describe her regret in Chapter Eight?

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