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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. What does Frankie borrow from the narrator?
(a) A book.
(b) A skirt and sweater.
(c) A car.
(d) A cup of sugar.

2. What does May think about as she returns home?
(a) Getting a new job.
(b) Baby names.
(c) Christmas gifts.
(d) Her alibi.

3. How old is Lisa?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 35.
(d) 27.

4. What does the woman in #7 urge May to do?
(a) Break up with Andy.
(b) Tell Andy about the abortion.
(c) Propose to Andy.
(d) Find another job.

5. Pat learns that Marigold had forced Nadia _____________________.
(a) To leave unexpectedly.
(b) To prostitute herself.
(c) To paint the flat.
(d) To cook every night.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wife of the married man is pregnant with their _____________ child.

2. What annoys the narrator at the dinner party?

3. How old is Jill?

4. How does Margaret determine that she will provide a good life for her husband and son?

5. What does Pat have delivered from her aunt's home to her new flat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eddie's outlook on his profession and why does he say he cannot change it?

2. How is Rita different from the other temps in the office?

3. Who is Charles Benson and why does Jill Twilly require his services?

4. Does Harry ever catch on to Margaret's shoplifting habits?

5. What facts does Pat eventually learn about Marigold's manipulations and feigned illness?

6. Why is Rita shocked by Ken's wife and what lesson does she learn from the dinner with the couples?

7. Why is the narrator uncomfortable in Rita's home?

8. How does the narrator view the possibility of a lesbian relationship with her friend?

9. What is the topic of "Shepherd's Bush" and what does the story signal for the following stories?

10. What advice does May receive from her Australian roommate at the clinic?

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