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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. According to Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Two, when did all her problems begin?
(a) College.
(b) Birth.
(c) The flight.
(d) Childhood.

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

3. What type of food does Vanessa order in Chapter Ten?
(a) A salad.
(b) A pastry.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A steak.

4. According to Richard’s neighbor in Chapter Nine, who visited Richard’s apartment building the week before?
(a) Richard’s sister.
(b) Richard’s doctor.
(c) Richard’s colleague.
(d) Richard’s ex-wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Charlotte in Chapter Ten?

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

3. What is the name of Richard’s fiancée, as revealed in Chapter Nineteen?

4. What does Vanessa fear about Richard’s fiancée in Chapter Eight?

5. How did Vanessa keep track of the truth during her marriage to Richard, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What request does Richard make of Nellie in Chapter Five? How does she respond, and what does he do in return?

2. Why does Richard become angry at Nellie in Chapter Seven? What happens as a result?

3. What odd occurrence happens to Vanessa while home alone in Chapter Twenty-One?

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

5. What does the reader learn about Vanessa in Chapter Sixteen? Why is this surprising?

6. How do Nellie and Richard meet? What happens during their meeting, as revealed in Chapter Three?

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

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

9. What happens to Nellie while she is waitressing in Chapter Eleven, and how does she react?

10. Who is Daniel Barton? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter Twenty-One?

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