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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aaron Knodel ask Maggie to come to his house in the second section of Part II focusing on Maggie?
(a) His wife is out of town.
(b) He wants Maggie to meet his wife.
(c) He wants his children to meet Maggie.
(d) He wants Maggie to help him with interior decorating.

2. Who is like the mother hen in Lina's women's discussion group?
(a) Mary.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Sloane.

3. What kinds of medical problems does Maggie struggle with during Aaron Knodel's trial?
(a) She suffers from Lupus.
(b) She suffers from breast cancer.
(c) She suffers from depression and anxiety.
(d) She suffers from asthma.

4. Who does Lina have a crush on in high school that she gets to go to the movies with on a double-date in the first section focused on Lina?
(a) Sam.
(b) David.
(c) Rod.
(d) Aiden.

5. What does Lina claim to want most from her husband Ed that he refuses to engage in?
(a) Passionate kissing.
(b) Snuggling.
(c) Hand-holding.
(d) Intercourse.

6. What does Lina do right before meeting Aidan on the first night she meets up with Aidan after years of not seeing each other?
(a) She goes to her book club.
(b) She goes to a movie.
(c) She goes to a strip club.
(d) She goes to a friend's bachelorette party.

7. In the Prologue, what does Taddeo say the man following her mother every day was doing behind her?
(a) Carrying flowers.
(b) Masturbating.
(c) Eating a croissant.
(d) Talking on his phone.

8. What does Maggie remember first hearing about Mr. Knodel from other students?
(a) That he talked too much and too fast.
(b) That he was a very tough grader.
(c) That he was attractive, nice, and engaging.
(d) That he seemed to always have a grudge against another teacher.

9. What is Lina's son's name?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Danny.
(c) Donald.
(d) Darwin.

10. Which niece of Maggie's is born when she is a sophomore in high school?
(a) Noreen.
(b) Emily.
(c) Edel.
(d) Melissa.

11. In the first section focused on Maggie, what does Maggie think of her makeup as?
(a) War paint.
(b) Necessity.
(c) Protection.
(d) Luxury.

12. What does Lina tell the women in her discussion group in the first section focused on her in Part II that brings a chill to some of their interactions with her?
(a) She is gay.
(b) She is moving to Hawaii.
(c) She is planning on leaving her family, including her young children.
(d) She is still married, and she is having an affair.

13. What is the first food Sloane and her husband make together?
(a) Roasted chicken.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Pork roast.
(d) Matzoh balls.

14. In the first section focused on Lina in Part II, where does her women's discussion group meet?
(a) At the library.
(b) At Lina's doctor's office.
(c) At Lina's house.
(d) At one of the women's houses.

15. What is Lina's daughter's name?
(a) Dahlia.
(b) Doreen.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Della.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the adult Maggie confides in at school about her experiences in Hawaii tell her?

2. What does Lina tell her women's discussion group about how she feels about Aidan?

3. Why does Lina go to a party with a boy, a friend, whom she does not really know very well in the first section of the book focused on her?

4. Which woman did Sloane have her first homosexual experiences with in college?

5. Who is Sloane's husband?

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