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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. How does Hortensia treat Innes?
(a) With reproach.
(b) With neutrality.
(c) With kindness.
(d) With anger.

2. Which word best describes Hortensia’s outlook on marriage?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Glee.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Disappointment.

3. Where does Hortensia reveal Dr. Mama is currently?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Visiting his daughter.
(c) On a cruise with another woman.
(d) Vacationing with his boyfriend.

4. Why do Hortensia and Marion agree that being enemies was better than being friends?
(a) They are too alike to be friends.
(b) It was easier to dislike each other.
(c) They are not compatible as roommates.
(d) They have different lifestyles.

5. When was Peter diagnosed with his illness?
(a) As a young man.
(b) Just weeks before his death.
(c) A month after their marriage.
(d) Shortly after retiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hortensia and Peter do on many of their first dates?

2. Why does Hortensia ultimately never confront Peter about the affair?

3. How much is the Von Struikers’ land worth now?

4. What does Hortensia focus on instead of her marriage?

5. What event takes place at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes reveal about the painting?

2. How does Peter feel about Hortensia’s career?

3. What was Marion’s teacher “Queen Victoria” attempting to educate her students regarding?

4. How do Hortensia and Marion’s perspectives on housekeepers differ?

5. How does Chapter Sixteen show Hortensia develop?

6. Why does Hortensia slap Marion?

7. How does architecture tie into Marion’s racism?

8. Why might Aggie have said “There’s blood here, Marion” (169)?

9. What does the photograph that covers the stain in Hortensia’s room symbolize?

10. Why does Hortensia feel “at home again” after she and Marion fight?

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