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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 weapon of self-defense does Nellie keep in her room, as revealed in Chapter One?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A taser.
(c) A can of mace.
(d) A baseball bat.

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

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

4. As explained by Nellie in Chapter One, Richard is how many years older than she?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 9 years.

5. What professional task must Nellie complete in Chapter Nine?
(a) Emptying her classroom.
(b) Grading final exams.
(c) Conferencing with parents.
(d) Writing recommendation letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret is Richard shocked to learn in Chapter Eight?

2. What meal does Vanessa remember making for Richard in Chapter Ten?

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

4. What is the name of Nellie’s roommate, as revealed in Chapter One?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What worries Vanessa in Chapter Four? What does she vow to do?

2. What wedding gift does Richard give Nellie in Chapter Five? How does Nellie feel about this gift?

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

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

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

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

7. According to Vanessa in Chapter Four, how was she a bad wife to Richard?

8. How does Vanessa’s life change after her marriage to Richard in Chapter Six?

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

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

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