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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. Why does Richard give Vanessa a nickname, as revealed in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Because she is always so funny.
(b) Because she is always so late.
(c) Because she is always so nervous.
(d) Because she is always so messy.

2. How does Vanessa feel in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Broken down.
(b) Smashed to bits.
(c) Closed off.
(d) Cracked open.

3. What event is held in Chapter Seven?
(a) Nellie’s bachelorette party.
(b) Richard's bachelor party.
(c) Nellie’s bridal shower.
(d) Their rehearsal dinner.

4. Who is Nellie scheduled to meet for the first time in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Richard's boss.
(b) Richard's ex.
(c) Richard's doctor.
(d) Richard’s sister.

5. What does Richard do to Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Apologizes to her.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Laughs at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nellie in Chapter Seven, when is she due to marry Richard?

2. What is the name of the school where Nellie works, as revealed in Chapter Three?

3. According to Richard in Chapter Fifteen, how did he pay his way through college?

4. What classroom object haunts Nellie’s visions in Chapter Seven?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nellie feel about Richard? How do others feel about Richard, as revealed in Chapter One?

2. According to Charlotte in Chapter Twenty, how did Vanessa start to change after marrying Richard?

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

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

5. Where does Vanessa work? What happens to her at work in Chapter Two?

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

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

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

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

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

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