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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam buy for herself as a treat in Chapter 8 to eat?
(a) Soup and tiramisu.
(b) Pasta.
(c) A whole chocolate cake.
(d) Steak.

2. What city does Sam live in?
(a) Oneida.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) New York City.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Sam accuse her husband of doing to her?
(a) Gaslighting.
(b) Making her feel sad.
(c) Cheating on her.
(d) Making her feel like she is too dependent on him.

4. What does Sam often drink when she cannot sleep in the middle of the night?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Sam call Ally in a text, but later delete before sending to Ally?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Darling.
(c) Friend.
(d) Honey.

6. What is Sam's husband doing when she tells him she is leaving him?
(a) Fixing the furnace.
(b) Making a post-workout smoothie.
(c) Talking to someone else on the phone.
(d) Working.

7. Who designed Sam's new house?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Ward Wellington Ward.
(c) Frank Wright.
(d) Helen Henley.

8. What does Sam's mother tell her when she says she bought the house?
(a) She needs to fix it up soon.
(b) She needs to make sure she got the best mortgage rate.
(c) She needs to tell her husband right away.
(d) She needs to tell her own daughter.

9. Why do two young women walk out of the meeting in Chapter 5 angrily?
(a) They blame white women like the ones at the meeting for voting for the terrible presidential candidate.
(b) They are angry at the rhetoric being spouted there.
(c) They did not know there was a fee to attend the meeting.
(d) They are bored.

10. How does Sam's husband refer to their finances in Chapter 14?
(a) As his money.
(b) As Ally's money.
(c) As his father's money.
(d) As our money.

11. What kind of house does Sam buy?
(a) She buys an apartment.
(b) A run-down arts and crafts cottage.
(c) A big mansion.
(d) A 3-bed bungalow.

12. What was one interest of Clara Loomis's that did not age well?
(a) Eugenics.
(b) Humology.
(c) Numerology.
(d) The supernatural.

13. In Chapter 8, what does Sam drink for her night out?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Manhattans.
(d) Gin and tonics.

14. In Chapter 13, what does Sam think the competitive college admissions process is really about?
(a) Building a better relationship with your child.
(b) Bragging rights.
(c) Strengthening your marriage.
(d) Getting your children a secure place in society to ride out all the impending disasters.

15. In Chapter 15, what famous fictional city is Syracuse the inspiration for?
(a) The Golden City.
(b) Atlantis.
(c) The White City.
(d) The Emerald City.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what park does Sam walk to near her neighborhood?

2. What male name does Laci sometimes use online?

3. In Chapter 6, what common expression does Sam come across in a social media discussion that she hates?

4. What building does Sam think is especially beautiful near her new neighborhood?

5. What does Sam's husband drink when she and he tell their daughter about their separation?

(see the answer keys)

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