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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters Four-Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in their conversation at the bar, what aspect of life in the United States do the May Mothers compare unfavorably with the situation in other countries?
(a) Maternity leave.
(b) Gun control.
(c) Education.
(d) Healthcare.

2. What is Francie's partner's name?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Lowell.
(d) Charlie.

3. What news does Colette reveal to the May Mothers at the park in Chapter Two?
(a) She believes that Token is interested in Winnie.
(b) Winnie is a single mother.
(c) She has hired a full-time babysitter.
(d) She is writing a new book.

4. What part of Patricia Faith's broadcast upsets Francie?
(a) The insinuation that Winnie may have harmed her own child.
(b) The news that the police want to talk to the women who were at Winnie's house that night.
(c) Hearing the woman's bigoted remarks about undocumented immigrants.
(d) Hearing that the first twenty-four hours are critical in a missing child case.

5. Before leaving for his next meeting, what does the mayor ask Colette to send him?
(a) The next chapter of her manuscript.
(b) Photos of Poppy.
(c) Her chocolate chip muffin recipe.
(d) Winnie's phone number.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suspect that she and Nell have in common?

2. What industry is the suspect mentioned in the file associated with?

3. Which May Mother does Nell say she was with at the bar, even though this woman did not attend the event?

4. Who goes with Winnie when she leaves to get herself an alcoholic drink?

5. What does the Prologue imply is the likely cause of the narrator being unprepared for her child's birth?

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