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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daniel throw against a wall near Jo as she washes dishes?
(a) A tomato.
(b) A bottle of ketchup.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A water balloon.

2. What do Jo and Eli initially discuss when they meet?
(a) The upcoming holiday season.
(b) The political election.
(c) Eli's new car.
(d) Their respective marriages.

3. Jo's daughter tells Jo that she plans to quit __________________.
(a) Smoking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) The band.
(d) College.

4. Eli is surprised to learn that Daniel is ________________.
(a) A photographer.
(b) A minister.
(c) An author.
(d) An architect.

5. Why does Eli think his crime has been canceled out?
(a) He killed Dana in a fit of passion.
(b) He started going to church.
(c) Dana was nothing but a tease.
(d) His scientific research has helped thousands.

6. Eli tells Jo that he had been in love with whom?
(a) Jo.
(b) Beth.
(c) Dana.
(d) Sara.

7. To whom does Jo write a letter of apology in Chapter 14?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Eli.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Jean.

8. When Cass was little and had nightmares, Jo would tell her stories about a character that was based on whom?
(a) Dana.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Thumbelina.
(d) Jo.

9. At dinner, Daniel gets more and more irritated when Eli asks questions about ________________.
(a) Daniel's daughters.
(b) Daniel's politics.
(c) Jo's profession.
(d) Daniel's profession.

10. What is the occasion for Jo's party?
(a) Birthday.
(b) Graduation.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Anniversary.

11. What does Jo NOT consider when thinking about healing her family?
(a) Jo assumes her family will believe her.
(b) Jo had confessed to murder to Daniel years ago.
(c) She assumes Danile will want to repair the marriage.
(d) She assumes she has plenty of time to repair her relationship with Daniel.

12. Why does Eli say he has confided in Jo?
(a) He thought it would help put the past behind him.
(b) He wanted to shock her.
(c) He wants her to testify on his behalf.
(d) He wants Daniel's spiritual's advice.

13. What does Jean invite Daniel and Jo to do the following week?
(a) Go skiing in Vermont.
(b) Come for dinner at their house.
(c) Go out to dinner and a movie.
(d) To to New York for a Broadway play.

14. Whom does Jo actually have plans to meet?
(a) An attorney.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Nora.
(d) Eli.

15. Why did the couple who attended the holiday party not buy a home like Jo's?
(a) They are not fond of New England architecture.
(b) They wanted something smaller.
(c) They could not find one in good condition.
(d) They like condo life better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo feel after seeing Eli in the library?

2. What does Eli say is the basis of his marriage to Jean?

3. Jo tells Daniel she is going to meet whom in Chapter 11?

4. Whom does Jo call to invite to a party?

5. What is Sadie's demeanor when she calls Jo a few days later?

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