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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a reason that Del likes books so much?
(a) They never challenge her relationship with them
(b) They never change
(c) They are a constant
(d) They are organized

2. Bella is given the job because it only requires the skills of someone ____________________________.
(a) Who likes to read books
(b) Who has a quiet demeanor
(c) Deaf as a stone and lame in one leg from polio
(d) Who lives in town

3. Where does Del carry her novel?
(a) On her flash drive
(b) In a briefcase
(c) In Uncle Benny's box
(d) In her mind

4. With what does Del have a special relationship?
(a) Words
(b) Clouds
(c) Flowers
(d) Songs

5. Why is Naomi proud of Del at the dance?
(a) For winning a dance contest
(b) For not getting drunk
(c) For acting like an adult
(d) For drinking martinis

6. Where does Del go when she gets drunk and disoriented at the hotel?
(a) The hotel restaurant
(b) Naomi's house
(c) The concierge desk
(d) The men's room

7. Who does Del dance with at the dance?
(a) David
(b) Clive
(c) Clifford
(d) Clark

8. How long does it take for Del to finish her novel?
(a) She does not finish it
(b) Six months
(c) Nine months
(d) Two years

9. In what terms does Del not describe herself as she stands at the mirror?
(a) Erotic
(b) Physical
(c) Spiritual
(d) Sexual

10. The fictional town in Del's novel is much like ______________.
(a) Ontario
(b) Trenton
(c) Hamilton
(d) Jubilee

11. Who is Bella Phippen?
(a) The librarian
(b) The head nurse
(c) The organist
(d) The choir director

12. What is Del's favorite place to be?
(a) Church
(b) Her bedroom
(c) The library
(d) The ice cream shop

13. Which of the following does not enter into Del's fantasies about Art?
(a) His face
(b) His body
(c) His occupation
(d) His smell

14. What is Del's profession now?
(a) Interior designer
(b) Sculptor
(c) Writer
(d) Teacher

15. Why does Art spend lots of time at Del's house?
(a) He is tutoring Owen
(b) He is painting the house
(c) He is having an affair with Fern
(d) He is doing some maintenance work

Short Answer Questions

1. On what part of her body does Art not touch Del?

2. Which of the following is not a reason given for Miss Farris' death?

3. What does Mr. Chamberlain send to Fern?

4. What does Art say happens to some girls in Italy?

5. Where does the photographer go in the town?

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