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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Elaine work while she's in college?
(a) The Gray Bear.
(b) The Happy Beggar.
(c) The Swiss Chalet.
(d) The Moody Palm.

2. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?
(a) A painting.
(b) Bouquets.
(c) Pretend meals.
(d) A witches' brew.

3. What happens to the bridge over the ravine?
(a) It burns down.
(b) It's torn down and replaced.
(c) It falls into the river and is rebuilt.
(d) It is broken and closed to the public.

4. What does the narrator say she's not ready to give up, even at fifty, though it's a nuisance?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Hope.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Memory.

5. Where does Elaine go to meet her ex-husband?
(a) A theater.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The gallery.
(d) His apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?

2. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?

3. What has someone drawn on the poster for her art exhibit that Elaine sees?

4. What does Elaine try to do instead of playing with her friends?

5. What did Elaine think of Jon's dirty mattress when they were first dating?

(see the answer key)

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