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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles, 2017 and San Joaquin Valley, 2017 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many women were left at the party when the unnamed narrator describes the scene in Ann Arbor, 2002?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. The unnamed narrator states that she realized only later that Artemisia had been "trapped in a" what "of her own design" (27)?
(a) Hedge maze.
(b) Closet.
(c) Corridor.
(d) Carnival.

3. What does the unnamed narrator name as the main incentive that keeps her sober?
(a) Self-respect.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Pride.
(d) Financial independence.

4. To what location does the unnamed narrator drive once she leaves her mother's home in Los Angeles, as revealed in the novel's final section?
(a) Home.
(b) Her son's school.
(c) Work.
(d) The hospital.

5. Laura told the unnamed narrator that for a man, "telling people what you want makes you" (60) what?
(a) Weak.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Angry.
(d) Powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did the unnamed narrator fall in love with John?

2. On the wall of the unnamed narrator's childhood home, there is a tabloid clipping picturing which of her family members "on the arm of Rudolph Valentino" (55)?

3. According to the unnamed narrator, she realized after leaving John that what element is never "dead and buried" (95)?

4. With which character did the unnamed narrator live in 2002?

5. What type of punctuation marks does Popkey refrain from using throughout the novel?

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