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

2. Where does Charlotte have an accident Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) The lobby.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The subway.
(d) The elevator.

3. According to Vanessa in Chapter Four, why had she not deserved a larger settlement in the divorce?
(a) Because she had not had her own money.
(b) Because she had not been a good wife.
(c) Because she did not want to anger Richard.
(d) Because she had not been working.

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

5. Where is Richard as Chapter Nine begins?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vanessa’s aunt?

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

3. What does Nellie teach, as explained in Chapter Three?

4. What does Nellie do with the credit card she takes in Chapter Eleven?

5. According to Richard in Chapter Fifteen, from what does he need saving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Vanessa in Chapter Fourteen? Where does she go, and what happens there?

4. What does Richard’s neighbor tell Nellie in Chapter Nine?

5. What does Vanessa remember about her mother in Chapter Ten? How does she compare herself to her mother?

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

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

8. What problem does Nellie encounter with her wedding in Chapter Eleven?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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