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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 many months does Lina silently give her husband Ed to try to initiative physical intimacy with her before she will leave him in the first section focused on Lina in Part II?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Twenty-four months.
(d) Twelve months.

2. In the Prologue, which book does Taddeo mention played a role in Maggie's story?
(a) Twilight.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Fifty Shades of Grey.
(d) The Feminine Mystique.

3. Which writer does Taddeo quote at the very beginning of the book?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Charles Baudelaire.
(c) Simone Bouvoir.
(d) Kate Walbert.

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

5. Who does Maggie become involved with in Hawaii?
(a) Mateo.
(b) Norman.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Matthew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Maggie play in high school?

2. What kind of illness did Mr. Knodel disclose that he had to Maggie's class?

3. In what state does Maggie Wilken live?

4. What movie does Lina see the very first time she goes out with the boy she has an intense crush on in high school?

5. What is the last name of Aaron Knodel's defense lawyer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aaron Knodel's defense lawyer ask Maggie about in Part I on the stand that the state's prosecution lawyer objects to?

2. How does Sloane react when she and Richard and Karin have their first threesome?

3. What is Lina most frustrated about in her marriage with Ed?

4. What does Mr. Knodel tell Maggie about what happened to her in Hawaii?

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

6. How does Sloane deal with watching her husband have sex with other women in front of her?

7. In Part I, where do Lina and Aidan frequently meet to fool around?

8. What happens to Lina in high school that changes the rest of her life and makes the rest of high school very difficult?

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

10. Why do Sloane and Richard decide to start their own restaurant in Newport?

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