1. What does Bernadine do after kicking the mirror on the door?
(a) She calls her best friend.
(b) She drives to the Circle K Store to get some cigarettes.
(c) She picks up the broken pieces of glass.
(d) She sits on her bed and cries.

2. What about Michael repulses Robin?
(a) His overweight body.
(b) His incessant talking.
(c) His eating habits.
(d) His clothing style.

3. What has John just informed Bernadine?
(a) He is leaving her for his bookkeeper.
(b) He is moving the family to Scottsdale.
(c) He is moving out.
(d) He is quitting his job.

4. What does Robin do when the tires on her car are slit one day?
(a) She replaces the tires.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She finds the strange woman.
(d) She kicks Russell out of her home.

5. What does Bernadine do after she takes another Xanax?
(a) She calls her children.
(b) She looks around at the precise organization of John's things.
(c) She contacts her lawyer to discuss her imminent divorce.
(d) She cries herself asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. The attorney tells Bernadine that John had sold his partnership in the software company for only three thousand dollars and is now a regular salaried employee making eighty thousand dollars. How much had a previously been making?

2. Why does Bernadine sideline her own wish to open a catering business?

3. What makes Gloria's thoughts turn to her own dismal love life?

4. Where does Bernadine discover that John has been devious in his financial matters that will impact the scope of the divorce settlement?

5. Who sends Robin an anonymous letter detailing Russell's financial and personal instability?

(see the answer key)

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