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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 is the only reason that Patty Jane will get out of bed in Chapter 7?
(a) To care for the baby.
(b) To collect the mail.
(c) To eat.
(d) To let Ione and Harriet into the apartment.

2. What does the letter from Thor sent to Patty Jane in Chapter 10 say?
(a) That he had amnesia for a long time.
(b) That he left her for her own good.
(c) That he is alive and well.
(d) That he wants to see their child.

3. What does Patty Jane think of Avel when they meet for the first time?
(a) She thinks Harriet could do better.
(b) She distrusts him.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She finds him selfish.

4. Who plans the event that takes place in Chapter 8?
(a) Ione.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Avel.
(d) Patty Jane.

5. What does Avel send Patty Jane in Chapter 9?
(a) A pair of baby booties.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Money.
(d) A birthday card.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patty Jane in awe of in Chapter 3?

2. What brand of car is Avel driving when he meets Harriet in Chapter 2?

3. Where are Nora and her mother during the prologue of the novel?

4. How much time has passed in Chapter 7 since Thor's disappearance?

5. How old is Nora during the prologue of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of job does Avel offer Thor, and why?

2. How does Patty Jane and Ione's relationship change during Patty Jane's pregnancy?

3. Who is at the store when Harriet and Ione go to get cigarettes in Chapter 7?

4. Where is "Patty Jane's House of Curl" set? What is the community like?

5. How does Thor show a change during his walk home at dawn in Chapter 6?

6. How does Patty Jane act toward others as Thor's absence draws on? Who does Avel bring to help Patty Jane in Chapter 8?

7. How does Avel set off a fight at a bar on New Year's Eve?

8. What does Harriet show Avel when he returns to town in Chapter 6?

9. Where does Thor go after his argument with Patty Jane in the grocery store?

10. What bet does Harriet make with Avel Ames in Chapter 2?

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