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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What depresses Theresa about the Thanksgiving holiday?
(a) Being with James.
(b) Her dying father.
(c) The domesticity of it all.
(d) Being out of school.

2. What news does Theresa shock James with when they reach her apartment after leaving Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) She doesn't even like him as a friend.
(b) She has slept with other men.
(c) She is using him for his money.
(d) She is not in love with him.

3. Who balks at the idea of marriage?
(a) Tony.
(b) Theresa.
(c) James.
(d) Rose.

4. Who is pitted against each other in the union strike?
(a) Part time workers vs. full time workers.
(b) Assembly line workers vs. management.
(c) Student workers vs. full time administration.
(d) Old teachers vs. new teachers.

5. Where does Theresa work for nearly two years after graduating college?
(a) In Manhattan.
(b) On Coney Island.
(c) On Fire Island.
(d) In the Bronx.

6. Who is Theresa's weeknight boyfriend?
(a) Victor.
(b) Gary.
(c) James.
(d) Tony.

7. What does Theresa reach for after asking Gary to leave at the end of the book?
(a) The light switch.
(b) Her gun.
(c) The knife he left there.
(d) The phone.

8. Who does Theresa try to seduce at the wedding?
(a) The best man.
(b) Victor.
(c) James.
(d) The groom.

9. Who does Theresa ask to leave her apartment when she is angry with Brooks?
(a) James.
(b) The stranger.
(c) Kyle.
(d) Brooks.

10. Who is Katherine leaving her husband for?
(a) Her psychology professor.
(b) Her drug dealer.
(c) Her English professor.
(d) A guy she just met.

11. Which character doesn't like sick kids?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Tony.
(d) James.

12. Why does James leave Theresa's apartment on Christmas Day?
(a) To think about things for a while.
(b) To return her gift.
(c) To go meet another woman.
(d) To go ask his mother what to do.

13. Who is Rose?
(a) Another teacher where Theresa works.
(b) The school nurse where Theresa works.
(c) Theresa's classroom aide.
(d) A friend Theresa met at a bar.

14. In addition to moving, what other change does Theresa plan to make in the New Year?
(a) To stop drinking.
(b) To marry James.
(c) To start a different career.
(d) To see a psychiatrist.

15. How does Theresa feel about her career choice?
(a) It's got it's ups and downs -- mostly downs.
(b) It's a living.
(c) Happy and fulfilled.
(d) It's an acceptable job for a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a comment about Theresa's gift that makes her feel trapped?

2. What does James do to offend Theresa when they begin to make love?

3. What was Theresa's final prayer?

4. Who gets thrown out of the party Theresa and her date attend?

5. What does Theresa serve the guest that Katherine's husband brings home?

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