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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. Why is Lily so glad to feel the warmth of the Winthrop kitchen?
(a) She was sick and had chills.
(b) The heater in her car does not work.
(c) She had been locked outside for awhile.
(d) She had to walk to work in the cold.

2. Why does Lily choose Shakespeare as a place to live?
(a) Her name is Bard.
(b) She likes Arkansas.
(c) It is far from Tennessee.
(d) It is far from her parents.

3. What awakens Lily from her nightmare in Chapter Six?
(a) A voice outside her back door.
(b) The ringing of the phone.
(c) Gun shots.
(d) An intruder.

4. What does Lily suggest about Claude's recovery?
(a) He is taken to a facility to recuperate.
(b) He comes and stays with Lily.
(c) A nurse is hired to live with him.
(d) He is moved to an apartment on the first floor.

5. Why is Lily glad that she does not have to call Marie's son Chuck?
(a) She is afraid she will cry.
(b) She is afraid that she will accuse Chuck of neglect.
(c) She feels guilty about the way she handled Marie.
(d) She is afraid she will sound too cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily lying on right after the explosion happened?

2. What time is it when the church blows up?

3. Who hires Jack as a detective?

4. How was the bomb detonated?

5. How many died in the explosion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lily and Carrie discuss when Lily goes to the clinic to clean?

2. What injuries does Claude sustain in the explosion and what steps will be taken to care for him?

3. What does the reader discover about Lily's past in Chapter Four, and what affect does it have on her relationships with men?

4. How does the intimacy between Lily and Jack affect her at the end of Chapter Six?

5. What terrible event has happened to Lily and Jack in their pasts?

6. Explain the conversation that takes place between Lanette and Lily in the church.

7. Where does Lily run into the man with the ponytail throughout Chapter Four?

8. What realizations does Lily come to while cleaning Mookie Preston's house?

9. Who is Jared Fletcher and what is his tie to Lily?

10. How does Lily handle the men who come to her door looking for Jack?

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