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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margaret refuse to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments for her illness?
(a) She does believe she is sick.
(b) She is suicidal.
(c) She has things to do.
(d) She is afraid.

2. What type of classes did one of the potential applicants for Margaret's roommate did the woman want to hold in the house?
(a) A poetry class.
(b) Lamaze classes.
(c) Book club gatherings.
(d) Bible classes.

3. What does the patient worry about having forgotten to do before visiting the doctor that day?
(a) Turn off her oven.
(b) Stop by the grocery store for apples.
(c) Eat her jelly toast.
(d) Pay her electric bill.

4. Who does Margaret think Wanda is buttering up with her constant compliments on the decor in the house in chapter 2?
(a) Margaret's housemates.
(b) Margaret's former tenant.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Margaret's ex-husband.

5. Why does Margaret wake Wanda at five in the morning in chapter 14?
(a) To share her bad dream.
(b) To drive her to the doctor.
(c) To write an ad for another roommate.
(d) To celebrate Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the ways Margaret feels in chapter 6 that Wanda has brought new life to her house?

2. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?

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

4. What does Wanda notice in chapter 15 is one common thread among many of the people responding to Margaret's ad for a new roommate?

5. Where does Stephen draw a picture of Margaret in chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret think she hears Wanda doing in the bathroom during their initial interview? Why does Wanda do this?

2. Who is the first respondent to Margaret's ad for a roommate? Why does Margaret like this first respondent?

3. Why does the author introduce a dream that both Wanda and Margaret are having in chapter 7?

4. Who does Wanda see on the street in front of a vintage record store? What happens after she sees this person?

5. Why does Margaret go to the Hotel Orleans in chapter 10? Who does she meet there?

6. How is Daniel Hughes killed? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of his death?

7. Why do Margaret and Wanda begin breaking plates in chapter 13? What is the purpose?

8. What role does Stephen play in Margaret's life now that the two are divorced?

9. What was life like for Wanda when she lived with the Schultz family?

10. What discussions does Margaret have with her doctor in chapter 10? What is the result of these discussions?

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