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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria comes home from Freddy Chaikin's office what does she do instead of calling Les Goodwin?
(a) She lies by the pool.
(b) She lies on Kate's bed.
(c) She watches the news.
(d) She calls Carter.

2. Maria's mother ran her car off the highway outside of what town?
(a) Tonopah.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Tacoma.
(d) Topeka.

3. What is the name of the street Maria and Kate drive up and down in search of a Christmas tree?
(a) Wilshire.
(b) Sunset.
(c) La Brea.
(d) Rodeo.

4. What does Maria do instead of going to the hospital for the excessive bleeding?
(a) Drive on the freeway.
(b) Take Valium to go to sleep.
(c) Drink a bottle of gin.
(d) Take Dexedrine to stay awake.

5. What is the name of the place where the house slides on the television news that Maria is watching?
(a) Tujunga, Washington.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Corvallis, Oregon.
(d) Reno, Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?

2. How is Maria playing on the lawn with the baby as Carter recalls in the beginning of the novel?

3. What is the name of the boyfriend Maria had before she met Carter?

4. What does the woman at the Ralph's Market snack counter tell Maria?

5. In her dreams, where are the "hacked pieces of human flesh" found?

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