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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what part of the unnamed narrator's body did Artemisia place her hand, as described at the end of Italy, 2000?
(a) Her shoulder.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her back.

2. In what city did the unnamed narrator fall in love with John?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) San Francisco.

3. 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)?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her second cousin.

4. When Laura got a new job in California and her husband Dylan did not want to move, what did they do?
(a) Laura gave up her job opportunity.
(b) They moved to California anyway.
(c) They spent half their time in one place and half in another.
(d) They got a divorce.

5. The unnamed narrator sometimes thinks that "one of the things [Artemisia] was trying to tell her" (27) was the unhappy status of her what?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Life.
(c) Career.
(d) Role as mother.

6. What was happening in the unnamed narrator's life when her newly-divorced friend Laura moved in with the unnamed narrator's parents?
(a) She was trying to get a new job.
(b) She was trying to have a baby with her husband.
(c) She and her husband were selling their home.
(d) She was going to college.

7. What did the artist do to protest the custody arrangements that had been handed down by the court?
(a) She instigated a boycott of her husband's goods.
(b) She hosted a rally.
(c) She moved back to Ireland.
(d) She moved back to Sweden.

8. The unnamed narrator reveals that she has been married how many times in her life?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. With which character did the unnamed narrator live in 2002?
(a) The blonde.
(b) John.
(c) Camila.
(d) Laura.

10. How many brothers did Camila have during the unnamed narrator's trip to Italy in 2000?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

11. Which character told the unnamed narrator and others a story in Ann Arbor, 2002 about the rape of an undergraduate by a graduate student?
(a) John.
(b) Laura.
(c) The blonde.
(d) The tenant.

12. What does the unnamed narrator cite as "the Perez family policy" (11)?
(a) Humor.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Vibrance.

13. The unnamed narrator states in Los Angeles, 2011 that it is "Remarkable how hard it is for women to admit they're" (63) what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Bored.
(c) Tired.
(d) Sad.

14. Into what type of receptacle did the unnamed narrator urinate in an expression of anger toward John?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A coffee mug.

15. Artemisia told the unnamed narrator that Virgilio had committed what crime against her?
(a) Theft.
(b) Slander.
(c) Attempted murder.
(d) Assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element does the unnamed narrator NOT include within her definition of female pain?

2. The unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend interacted with what type of object at the art exhibition?

3. Artemisia told the unnamed narrator that most psychologists "theorize the commonality of the so-called rape fantasy among heterosexual women as linked to" (24) what?

4. The unnamed narrator shouted at Tom and Teo for the first time on which night during her period of working for Camila's family?

5. Laura said that Dylan's story about his childhood had made her think he was taking what action in regard to intimacy?

(see the answer keys)

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