View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bridget's humiliation during her firehouse interview brings her closer to whom?
(a) A fireman she met on the set.
(b) Her younger co-workers.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Her friends.

2. Una calls Mark's date, Natasha, "quite the Little Madam." She means Natasha is ___________.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Very kind.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Full of herself.

3. What does Daniel's fling suggest about Bridget as she walks out of the flat?
(a) That Daniel is cheating on her with Bridget.
(b) That she is fat.
(c) That she is dumb.
(d) She doesn't know who Bridget is.

4. Bridget is under pressure to land a huge interview for her boss. Who arranges for her to get an exclusive interview?
(a) She does it herself.
(b) Her boss.
(c) The Associated Press.
(d) Mark.

5. Mark ends up traveling to ___________ to find Bridget's mum.
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who picks up Bridget's mother when she returns from Portugal?

2. What does Bridget decide might make her "combust with shame" at the end of the story?

3. Daniel begs Bridget to go out for a drink and talk with him. What does he tell her while they are out?

4. Eventually, Julio is taken away by ______________.

5. What is a "tart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Bridget's reaction to Daniel at the end of December?

2. If Daniel had never cheated on Bridget, would they have made a successful couple?

3. How does the reader know that Mark's girlfriend, Natasha, feels threatened by Bridget?

4. Explain Julio's crime.

5. At the Darcys' ruby anniversary party, Bridget tries to talk to Mark, but he is busy trying to arrange dinner seating. Does Mark intentionally seat Bridget between the gay vicar and Geoffrey Alconbury instead of by his "dishy friends" as Bridget hopes?

6. Bridget has obsessed all year about food, weight, and men. Why is it ironic that she decides to impress Mark by hosting an extravagant dinner in November?

7. Identify the climax of the book.

8. How does the Darcys' ruby anniversary party change Bridget and Mark's relationship?

9. How is the subplot involving Bridget's mum and Julio resolved in December?

10. Is Perpetua Bridget's friend?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,078 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample