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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elaine think Cordelia might react to the article?
(a) By laughing.
(b) By getting angry.
(c) By crying.
(d) By rolling her eyes.

2. Who do Cordelia and Elaine make a game of making fun of in tenth grade?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Tenth grade boys.
(c) The Smeaths.
(d) Carol and Grace.

3. What does Elaine feel like an expert at?
(a) Leaving.
(b) Promising.
(c) Forgetting.
(d) Sadness.

4. What has happened to Elaine's father?
(a) He has divorced his wife.
(b) He has retired and stopped going out.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has stopped talking to Elaine.

5. What does Elaine's therapist accuse her of?
(a) Not trusting men.
(b) Hiding things.
(c) Not facing her problems.
(d) Trying to be perfect.

6. Who finds Elaine after her suicide attempt?
(a) The doorman.
(b) The apartment manager.
(c) Jon.
(d) A delivery man.

7. What job does Elaine get after leaving Jon?
(a) Painting restorer.
(b) Furniture refinisher.
(c) Mural painter.
(d) Interior designer.

8. How does Elaine think Jon will react to her pregnancy?
(a) She thinks Jon will go overboard buying things for her and the baby.
(b) She thinks Jon will want them to leave Toronto to raise the baby.
(c) She thinks Jon won't want the baby.
(d) She thinks Jon will want to marry her.

9. What does Elaine try to tell herself about Cordelia after the art retrospective?
(a) That Cordelia is dead.
(b) That Cordelia is invisible.
(c) That Cordelia is everywhere.
(d) That Cordelia doesn't matter.

10. What does Cordelia do after she runs away from home?
(a) Starts sitting in on classes at Elaine's college.
(b) Joins the Stratford Shakespearean festival.
(c) Gets a job on a cruise ship.
(d) Gets married to one of Elaine's classmates.

11. Is Elaine's ex-husband on time?
(a) No, he is late and doesn't apologize.
(b) Yes, he is early.
(c) No, he is late and apologizes.
(d) Yes, he is exactly on time.

12. What does Charna say that the attendees at the art retrospective feel about Elaine?
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Grief.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Pride.

13. What does Jon accuse Elaine of, after she confronts him about a woman calling the house for him?
(a) Seeing Josef while they were dating.
(b) Pretending she won't be jealous when she is.
(c) Making things up to start a fight.
(d) Having an affair with his best friends.

14. What type of job does Elaine get when she graduates college?
(a) Designing book covers.
(b) Drawing fashion illustrations.
(c) Designing magazine ads.
(d) Drawing educational cartoons.

15. Why did Cordelia dig holes in the yard when she was young?
(a) As traps for animals.
(b) As traps for her parents.
(c) To put her dolls in them.
(d) To sit in them and feel safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What artists are represented at Elaine's first art show?

2. How would Elaine feel if her daughters were with someone like Josef or Jon?

3. How does Elaine feel as she views her paintings?

4. Where does Elaine go to, instead of going to the gallery to see if things are running smoothly?

5. What time does Elaine wake at the beginning of Chapter 13?

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