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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. About how long does Taddeo say she spent on this book in the Author's Note?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

3. Who in Maggie's class asks a crass question to Mr. Knodel when Mr. Knodel tells the class about his illness?
(a) Heather.
(b) Tabitha.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Maggie.

4. What kind of jobs does Sloane most like working in?
(a) Restaurant and hospitality jobs.
(b) Legal jobs.
(c) Research jobs.
(d) Construction jobs.

5. Which woman did Sloane have her first homosexual experiences with in college?
(a) Rowena.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Cecily.
(d) Lia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Sloane and her husband decide to open a restaurant in the area they do?

2. Where does Maggie meet Aaron Knodel after he texts her, at his suggestion, for the first time they meet outside of school?

3. What kind of party does Maggie's brother-in-law take her to in Hawaii that neither of them come dressed for?

4. What is Aidan's last name?

5. In the first section focused on Maggie in Part II, what does Aaron Knodel text to her that first disturbs her slightly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lina tell her women's support group that makes them all see her differently?

2. How does Maggie react when she is demoted from varsity to JV soccer in high school?

3. What do some people think is Maggie's motivation for accusing Aaron Knodel of a crime?

4. What does Lina sometimes find herself asking Ed to try to make up for her husband's emotional and physical detachment?

5. What does Lina tell her support group that she thinks created her emotional loneliness?

6. What does the therapist Lina and Ed go to tell them both that frustrates Lina and makes her feel terrible?

7. What is Lina slightly turned off by at the end of her first sexual encounter with Aidan when they begin their affair?

8. When does Maggie start to think that Mr. Knodel's texts are becoming a bit strange for a student-teacher relationship?

9. How does Lina get back in touch with Aidan after so many years?

10. How does Sloane's and Richard's first threesome come about?

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