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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. Who was with Rachel in Rome when they got a recipe for linguine?
(a) Richard.
(b) Julie.
(c) Betty.
(d) Meg.

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

3. How many columns does Mark write a week?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. What does Rachel refuse to teach Mark how to make when he asks in Chapter Ten?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) Flan.
(c) Vinaigrette.
(d) Souffle.

5. What does Julie say her daughter flushed down the toilet at school?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Calculator.
(c) Six gerbils.
(d) Backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Helen Finkle fall in love with?

2. How tall is Juanita?

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

4. What subject is the article about that is in Rachel's typewriter in Chapter Nine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Arthur and Julie keep Rachel entertained in the hospital?

2. Does Rachel enjoy giving cooking demonstrations?

3. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.

4. What does Julie tell Rachel about Mark's promise not to see Thelma anymore?

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

6. What is the relationship like between the Feldmans and the Siegels?

7. Describe Rachel's labor.

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

9. Describe Juanita's character.

10. In what way does Rachel seem to be hoping that her marriage will return to normal after Nathaniel is born?

(see the answer keys)

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