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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author describing in the prologue?
(a) Wanda's small YMCA room.
(b) Irma's small apartment.
(c) Margaret's sleeping house.
(d) The bowling alley where Striker works.

2. What did Peter tell Wanda he needed to do with his life that led to their separation, as Wanda explains it in chapter 2?
(a) He needed to concentrate on his work.
(b) He needed to have time to find himself.
(c) He needed to simplify his life.
(d) He needed to spend time with his family.

3. What does Margaret break while waiting for Wanda to return from the bathroom in chapter 2?
(a) A tea cup.
(b) A window.
(c) A figurine.
(d) A plate.

4. Why did Wanda work hard to never break a dish in the Schultz household?
(a) She did not want to get in trouble.
(b) She thought a broken dish would cause her father to be injured.
(c) She thought the chips and cracks on the dishes were her fault.
(d) She did not want to be abandoned again.

5. What is the first room Margaret shows Wanda in chapter 2?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassandra tell Margaret she looks like in chapter 10?

2. Who is diagnosed with a dire health ailment in chapter 1?

3. What is the point of view used in chapter 1 of part 1?

4. Who does Margaret see alongside her mother in chapter 8?

5. What were the religious beliefs of Wanda's father?

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