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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Freda stay home from work for a few days?
(a) She had outpatient surgery.
(b) She has the flu.
(c) She has a migraine.
(d) Everyone thinks she is in mourning.

2. What is Freda's reaction to the funeral?
(a) She cries quietly.
(b) She is crying dramatically.
(c) She is very quiet.
(d) She is detached.

3. What inner feeling does Freda have about Brenda?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pity.
(d) Confusion.

4. Why is Brenda upset that Patrick is coming to the apartment?
(a) Freda's clothes are strewn about.
(b) The furniture is shabby.
(c) Freda will be upset by it.
(d) The apartment is dirty.

5. How did Freda and Brenda know the woman who died?
(a) They knew her from school.
(b) They worked with her.
(c) They did not know her.
(d) They knew her from the old neighborhood.

6. Why is Patrick a bit of a loner in the factory?
(a) None of the other men speaks English.
(b) He does not speak English.
(c) He is drunk all the time.
(d) He has a criminal record.

7. How many people have gathered in the street?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Just a few.
(c) A huge crowd.
(d) Most of the city.

8. What does Maria find in the box of clothes to wear on the outing?
(a) A pair of shorts.
(b) A pair of slacks.
(c) A dress.
(d) A jumper and sweater.

9. How old is Brenda?
(a) 35.
(b) 32.
(c) 44.
(d) 25.

10. What does Patrick do before working on the toilet?
(a) Removes his shirt and jacket.
(b) Lays out his tools.
(c) Asks for a cup of coffee.
(d) Puts on rubber gloves.

11. What does Freda tell Rossi?
(a) Give Brenda better hours.
(b) Give Brenda a raise.
(c) Give Brenda a vacation.
(d) Stay away from Brenda.

12. What event is Freda looking forward to?
(a) Summer vacation.
(b) The company outing.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas dinner.

13. Why does Rossi give Freda and Brenda the rest of the day off?
(a) He wants them to come in early tomorrow.
(b) He knows it is a religious holiday for them.
(c) He thinks Freda's mother died.
(d) He knows they have worked a lot of overtime lately.

14. Where does Rossi regularly summon Brenda?
(a) His office.
(b) The storage room.
(c) The warehouse.
(d) The cellar.

15. Why has Brenda's mother-in-law come to see Brenda?
(a) To take her out for her birthday.
(b) To get the childhood photos of her son.
(c) To invite her to Christmas dinner.
(d) To make amends for a quarrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patrick offer to fix at Freda and Brenda's apartment?

2. Why had Brenda's husband sometimes awakened her in the night?

3. Where did Freda and Brenda meet?

4. What is Maria looking for in the box of clothes?

5. Which of the following does Freda NOT picture when she dreams of a life with Vittorio?

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