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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 hosts the party in Chapter 1?
(a) The Wiley brothers.
(b) The Blakely sisters.
(c) The Carmichael brothers.
(d) The Sisters brothers.

2. What does the exterminator tell Melissa she has to buy to take care of her infestation?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Traps.
(c) Cameras.
(d) Wire wool.

3. What does Michael drink while he is out with his friend in Chapter 7?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Cosmopolitans.
(d) Gin and tonics.

4. What is the name of the cosmetics shop Melissa and Hazel go to?
(a) MAC.
(b) Sparkly's.
(c) Boots.
(d) Ulta.

5. What does Damian suggest might be part of Melissa's mood changes?
(a) Postnatal depression.
(b) Anxiety over finances.
(c) Pent-up anger over her father's treatment of her.
(d) Worry over her mother's illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Melissa go in the end of Chapter 5?

2. How does Hazel react when Melissa tells her her relationship with Michael is on the rocks?

3. What is Stephanie repeatedly asking Damian if he has seen in Chapter 2?

4. Which musician does Michael particularly like in Chapter 3?

5. Who was the little girl who used to live in Melissa's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Michael supposed to do with Ria in Chapter 6 that Ria is looking forward to?

2. What is Melissa and Michael's address and why is this significant?

3. What is the short poem that begins the novel about, and who wrote it?

4. What does Michael end up talking to Rachel, the receptionist at his office, about in Chapter 6?

5. When do both Michael and Melissa realize their date is a total disaster in Chapter 7?

6. How do Melissa and Michael know the Wiley brothers?

7. What does Michael find himself doing that he knows is a bad idea at the end of Chapter 4 because he is frustrated and lonely?

8. Why does Melissa want to try to deliver her second baby in the way she chooses?

9. Why do the Wiley brothers throw a party in Chapter 1?

10. How did the Crystal Palace meet its ruin?

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