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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Jean dislikes about Martha?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her art.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her dirty living space.

2. In Chapter 17, what does Howard's aunt offer him and Jean to drink?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Water.
(d) Cider.

3. In Chapter 29, what does Jean make for her dinner with Howard?
(a) Lemon meringue pie.
(b) Chocolate pudding.
(c) Scones.
(d) Cherry cake.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Jean write is the most derided category of women?
(a) The Widow.
(b) The Single Mother.
(c) The Maiden Aunt.
(d) The Teenage Mother.

5. What does Jean think she will do if Howard reaches out to her in his loneliness?
(a) She is not sure.
(b) Be ready.
(c) Reject him.
(d) Ignore him.

6. What does Jean witness an elderly woman do to her daughter?
(a) Shove her.
(b) Make her pay the bill herself.
(c) Try to drown her.
(d) Kiss her.

7. Who was once Jean's lover?
(a) Frank.
(b) Michael.
(c) John.
(d) Henry.

8. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to tell Jean?
(a) He needs the broach back.
(b) Gretchen has left him.
(c) He is dying.
(d) He lost his job.

9. In Chapter 31, what does Howard ask Jean to listen for?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Fear.

10. In Chapter 26, what does Jean write about in "Pam's Piece?"?
(a) The joy of cooking.
(b) The joy of swimming.
(c) The joy of mail.
(d) The joy of sewing.

11. What does Howard tell Jean he feels that having an affair would be?
(a) Shabby behavior.
(b) Good behavior.
(c) Withering behavior.
(d) Justifiable behavior.

12. In Chapter 29, who comes to Jean's house unannounced?
(a) Martha.
(b) Gretchen.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Roy.

13. In Chapter 25, what does Jean's mother think is happening with her?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is going through the change.

14. In Chapter 29, who does Jean call to get Margaret?
(a) Roy.
(b) Edie.
(c) Janet.
(d) Howard.

15. In Chapter 26, what does Jean try for the first time?
(a) Sardines and olives.
(b) Pot pie.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Apple tart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what causes a stir when it arrives in Knoll on a Saturday evening?

2. What does Margaret try to give Jean in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 29, why does Margaret not like Martha?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Jean find when she arrives home from her time with Howard?

5. In Chapter 31, what does Jean think might happen if Gretchen's story is published?

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