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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 does Sarah explain to Emily in Part 1:Chapter 2 when they are eating Popsicles?
(a) Sex.
(b) She teaches her how to sew.
(c) Sarah teaches Emily how to play tennis.
(d) Divorce.

2. Whom does the space that Pookie moves to belong to?
(a) Jack's parents.
(b) Walter's mistress.
(c) Tony's parents.
(d) Tony's sister.

3. What does Emily explain to the neighborhood children?
(a) Sex.
(b) The color of the sky.
(c) The Easter Bunny.
(d) Divorce.

4. What does Pookie wear to Sarah and Tony's wedding?
(a) A yellow scarf.
(b) Shocking pink.
(c) A blue dress.
(d) A purple hat.

5. What is Emily and Sarah's father's profession?
(a) He is a minister.
(b) He is a schoolteacher.
(c) He writes headlines as a copy-desk man.
(d) He is a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emily not finish her article she is working on in Part 2: Chapter 2?

2. What does Tony Wilson wear to the Easter Parade?

3. What do Emily and Jack begin to do soon after they meet?

4. What does Emily decide to do when she and Jack return home from their trip?

5. What does Jack tell Emily about this school's invitation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can all of the writers as characters be described in Part 2: Chapter 2?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why is Emily scolded for being childish?

3. Describe Pookie and Emily's visit to the country cottage where Sarah lives in Part 1: Chapter 3.

4. Why is divorce a subject of Part 1: Chapters 1-2?

5. Why is Emily disappointed with the trip she and Jack take to Europe?

6. Why is Emily's success with her career and work ethic impressive?

7. In Part 1: Chapter 3, Emily decides to go to a movie alone. What happens instead?

8. What happens when Emily and Jack return to Iowa City?

9. Do Emily and Andrew have a happy marriage?

10. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.

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