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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Elizabeth live when she was 19?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Denver.

2. How old is Melissa's dog in Chapter 3?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

3. How long was Elizabeth in grad school?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. How much younger is Elizabeth's sister than she is?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. What day of the week does Elizabeth teach a night class uptown in Chapter 1?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Tuesdays.

6. What did Elizabeth always order at the coffee shop when she was 19?
(a) Breakfast sandwich.
(b) Coffee and doughnuts.
(c) Coffee and bagels.
(d) Quiche and chocolate cake.

7. When Sasha was 20, how many love affairs did she have that year?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

8. When Elizabeth skips her run in Chapter 2, what exercise video does she try to do instead?
(a) Strength training.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Indoor walking.
(d) Barre.

9. In Chapter 2, what did Elizabeth remember she wore when she and Sasha went out for dinner and the busboy kept coming to their table?
(a) Green strapless dress.
(b) Red st rapless dress.
(c) Blue dress.
(d) Beige dress.

10. When Elizabeth and her husband are at bankruptcy court, how much did a man borrow on his house to open a salad bar and deli?
(a) $1.6 million.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $2.1 million.
(d) $750,000.

11. Where do Elizabeth and Sasha go after the party at the beginning of the book?
(a) Another party.
(b) Woods.
(c) Sasha's room.
(d) Beach.

12. When Elizabeth and Sasha were 19 and 20, how many movies might they see in six hours?
(a) 3.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 4.

13. In Chapter 1, how old is Elizabeth?
(a) 29.
(b) 36.
(c) 34.
(d) 33.

14. In Chapter 1, how old is Elizabeth's neighbor, Josslyn?
(a) 59.
(b) 62.
(c) 40s.
(d) 60s.

15. How old is a Chilean writer who observes Elizabeth's night class in Chapter 2?
(a) 40s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 53.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the name of the tenth grade girl who walks out of class because of anxiety?

2. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?

3. What did Elizabeth stop eating when she was pregnant the first time?

4. Where does the book take place at the beginning of the novel?

5. In Chapter 2, how late does Elizabeth sleep on the weekend?

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