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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 Rachel believe her newborn son arrives early?
(a) She has gestational diabetes.
(b) She didn't take good care of herself.
(c) Her blood pressure was too high.
(d) Something is dying inside her and he wants to get out.

2. Who is Juanita?
(a) Betty's maid.
(b) Thelma's realtor.
(c) Rachel's maid.
(d) Thelma's travel agent.

3. What does Richard get a ticket for when he proposes to Rachel?
(a) Disturbing the peace.
(b) Jaywalking.
(c) Property damage.
(d) Traffic violation.

4. What style does Rachel say Mark sometimes writes his columns in that she describes as "dumb"?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Faulkner.
(d) Chekov.

5. Who sends Rachel a fruit basket after she gives birth?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Harry.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Betty's boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rachel visit the morning after she returns to Washington with Mark?

2. What does Mark do in Harry's apartment that convinces Rachel to return to Washington with him?

3. What color mustache does Arthur have?

4. What does Rachel say she hates at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

5. What is Rachel's position on nouvelle cuisine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Juanita's character.

2. Describe Arthur's physical appearance.

3. Why does Betty want to give a dance for Thelma?

4. Why does Rachel agree to return to Washington with Mark?

5. What marital fantasy does Rachel have in the airport on the way home to Washington?

6. Describe Rachel's labor.

7. Describe Richard Finkel's character.

8. What is Jonathan doing outside his house when Rachel arrives?

9. How did Rachel get into the food writing business?

10. What does Rachel write about in her article "Potatoes and Love"?

(see the answer keys)

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