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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 Renee thinks offers more continuity in a house than conventional doors?
(a) Open doorways.
(b) Sliding doors.
(c) Bead curtins.
(d) Bamboo curtins.

2. What makes Paloma feel hope?
(a) Realizing Renee is not who she implies she is.
(b) Meeting Kakuro.
(c) Her mother giving her a sincere hug.
(d) A realization about where life can take her.

3. What does Renee think about concerning art?
(a) Its incongruence.
(b) Its ability to heal.
(c) Its way of soothing stress.
(d) Its inconsistency.

4. About what is Manuela joyful?
(a) Seeing Renee happy.
(b) Quitting her job with Madame Pallieres.
(c) Planning a trip to Portugal.
(d) Getting a visa to go home.

5. What does a courier deliver to Renee?
(a) A small cat statue.
(b) A pair of tickets.
(c) An expensive book.
(d) An invitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Levin and Kitty?

2. Why does Renee wear a handkerchief to work?

3. What does Renee think people with good educations should do?

4. What fascinates Renee about Kakuro?

5. What do Renee and Kakuro discuss before he shows her his kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paloma's mother take her to a therapist and what fascinates her about him?

2. What does Renee think is wrong with Columbe's thesis and why?

3. Why is Manuela happy about the new tenant?

4. What does Paul Nguyen tell Renee when he comes to her door and what is Renee's response?

5. What does Renee think about art in Chapters 10 and 11?

6. Why does Paloma displease a teacher at her school?

7. Who wakes Renee at seven and what does Renee tell the person?

8. Briefly describe Renee's dinner with Kakuro.

9. What surprises Renee as she enters Kakuro's apartment and what does that make her consider?

10. What does Kakuro send Renee and what does she do?

(see the answer keys)

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