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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Magda discover about her husband?
(a) He is gay.
(b) He is leaving her.
(c) He is the best husband in the world.
(d) He is cheating on her.

2. What does Bridget point out about Perpetua's opinions?
(a) That the classics are better when you read them and not watch them.
(b) That someone else is wearing her dress.
(c) That Perpetua has her television program information wrong.
(d) That Perpetua watches too much trash TV.

3. What does Bridget's mum want when she calls her at work?
(a) To use Bridget for a story.
(b) To go out for lunch.
(c) To meet Daniel.
(d) To discuss her father.

4. Bridget resolves to become a more physically healthy person. Which of the following does she decide to stop doing?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Eating pasta.
(c) Eating ice cream.
(d) Drinking.

5. What does Bridget decide about diets?
(a) She must pick one and stick to it.
(b) Dieting is only successful if you mix different types.
(c) There is no point in going on a diet.
(d) She needs to cut out carbs to be successful.

6. What is a "barrister"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A lawyer.

7. What is a "Smug Married"?
(a) A married person who looks down on single people.
(b) A divorced person.
(c) A person who is unhappily married.
(d) A married person with children.

8. Where does Daniel claim he knows Mark from?
(a) He says he has never met Mark.
(b) High school.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) News reports.

9. Which of the following is NOT given as a reason why Bridget should be interested in Mark?
(a) He is successful.
(b) He is rich.
(c) He is a very nice person.
(d) He is single.

10. Bridget often uses abbreviations when writing in her journal. What does the abbreviation v.g. mean?
(a) Very good.
(b) Violent guy.
(c) Vegan.
(d) Vegetarian.

11. What does Bridget's birthday show the reader about her friends?
(a) They don't want to hang out at her flat.
(b) They know her well and do not judge her.
(c) They don't like her cooking.
(d) She doesn't have enough friends for a party.

12. What is ironic about Bridget's mum doing a show about being single?
(a) There is no irony.
(b) She is old.
(c) She has never understood Bridget's single life.
(d) She does not watch TV.

13. How is the dinner party at Magda's similar to the Turkey Curry Buffet?
(a) There is turkey.
(b) Magda and Jeremy have invited Bridget's parents.
(c) Mark Darcy is at both parties.
(d) Bridget's single status is once again the main topic of conversation.

14. Bridget decides that the secret to her mum's new happiness is ______________.
(a) Personal power.
(b) The other man.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Freedom.

15. Perpetua and Mark's friend, Natasha, try to make Bridget look silly in front of Mark. How does their mockery of Bridget advance the relationship between Bridget and Mark?
(a) It causes Bridget to hate Mark.
(b) It gives Mark a reason to stick up for Bridget.
(c) It makes Bridget cry.
(d) It doesn't affect Bridget.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which activity is NOT a part of Daniel's Sunday ritual?

2. Why do the older, married people at the party push Bridget and Mark together?

3. What does Bridget's "I Will Not" list tell the reader about her character?

4. Mood is the climate of feeling set by the author of a book. After reading Bridget's lists, what mood do you think Helen Fielding is trying to create in this book?

5. What does Bridget's mum's phone call tell the reader about Bridget and her mum's relationship?

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