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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. What does Richard give to Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) A designer dress.
(b) A subpoena.
(c) A check.
(d) A bracelet.

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

3. Who calls Vanessa in Chapter Twenty and demands to know her location?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Richard.
(d) Charlotte.

4. According to Nellie in Chapter Five, what could she not ever imagine being?
(a) In danger of Richard.
(b) Confused by Richard.
(c) Mad at Richard.
(d) Unhappy with Richard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator’s ex-husband, as revealed in the opening of the novel?

2. What does Richard force Nellie to wear in Chapter Five even though it makes her uncomfortable?

3. What does Charlotte reveal at the end of Chapter Twenty-Three?

4. What happens to Vanessa on the subway in Chapter Six?

5. In which state did Nellie grow up, as revealed in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Maureen? What happens when Nellie meets her for the first time in Chapter Thirteen?

2. What shocking information is revealed to the reader in Chapter Eighteen?

3. Who is Vanessa? What does the reader learn about her in Chapter Two?

4. What problem do Nellie and Sam encounter in Chapter Fifteen? How is this problem solved?

5. What does the reader learn about Nellie in Chapter One?

6. What does Nellie see while at the Learning Ladder in Chapter Nine?

7. What information is revealed to Richard in Chapter Eight? How does he learn this information, and how does he react?

8. What accident happens in Chapter Twenty-Three? What does Vanessa learn as a result?

9. What does Richard give Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Two? Why?

10. What package does Vanessa receive in Chapter Twelve? What does she think about this package?

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