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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Maggie's problems with her parents?
(a) They are both unemployed.
(b) They are both very strict Orthodox Jewish people.
(c) They both expect her to become a doctor, even though she does not want to.
(d) They are both alcoholics.

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

3. Who is Maggie's brother-in-law who she visits in Hawaii during high school, along with her sister?
(a) Dane.
(b) Roman.
(c) Robert.
(d) Donald.

4. At what point during their sexual experience with the first woman they invite into the bedroom does Sloane become upset with her husband?
(a) When her husband tells Sloane to leave.
(b) When her husband abruptly leaves to go get food.
(c) When her husband starts to have sex with the other woman.
(d) When her husband tells Sloane he wants a divorce.

5. What sport does Maggie play in high school?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Soccer.

6. How does Sloane first meet her husband?
(a) She is his laywer.
(b) She waits tables at the restaurant next door to his office.
(c) Their parents introduce them.
(d) She goes to the restaurant where he is a chef on a date for dinner.

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

8. What does Aaron Knodel tell Maggie is his reason for checking his car after she has gotten out of it?
(a) To make sure she did not leave anything behind.
(b) To make sure it did not smell like her perfume.
(c) To make sure she did not adjust the rear-view mirror.
(d) To make sure she would have the right seat angle when she got back in.

9. Who is Sloane's husband?
(a) John.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Richard.
(d) Evan.

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

11. In the first section focused on Lina in Part II, what does Aidan do after the two have sex that turns Lina off slightly?
(a) He smashes the flat-screen television in the hotel room.
(b) He drinks an entire six-pack of beer before driving home.
(c) He calls her baby.
(d) He does not clean himself up after they have sex.

12. What does the boy Lina has an intense crush on in high school call her as an affectionate nick name?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Smiley.
(c) Kid.
(d) Babe.

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

14. In the first section focused on Maggie in Part II, what does Aaron Knodel text to her that first disturbs her slightly?
(a) He writes that he has bought her flowers.
(b) He writes that he wants to meet her alone soon.
(c) He writes that he would like to buy her a bottle of gin.
(d) He writes that just because you are going to bed does not mean that you are going to sleep.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accolade has Aaron Knodel recently won professionally in the first section focused on Maggie?

2. In which country did Taddeo's mother work and live as a young woman outside of the U.S.?

3. In the first section focused on Maggie, what does Maggie think of her makeup as?

4. Which writer does Taddeo quote at the very beginning of the book?

5. In the first section focused on Lina, which friend does Lina go on a double-date with?

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