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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francie ask Winnie to do that causes Winnie to leave the table to go get herself a drink?
(a) Tell the story of Midas's birth.
(b) Talk about Midas's colic.
(c) Talk about Midas's father.
(d) Show them photos of Midas.

2. What is the name of the television show that Winnie was on as a teenager?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Cupcake.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Bluebird.

3. What does Lowell think Francie is spending too much time doing?
(a) Worrying about Midas's case.
(b) Socializing with her friends.
(c) Obsessing about breastfeeding.
(d) Working outside their home.

4. What industry is the suspect mentioned in the file associated with?
(a) Construction.
(b) Waste management.
(c) Energy.
(d) Aviation.

5. What milestone in Beatrice's development does Nell witness at the daycare?
(a) Beatrice rolls over.
(b) Beatrice smiles.
(c) Beatrice lifts her own head.
(d) Beatrice eats rice cereal.

6. In Chapter Nine, where does the narrator say she is considering moving to?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Panama.

7. Which of the May Mothers arranges the group's first meeting, in March?
(a) Francie.
(b) Scarlett.
(c) Colette.
(d) Nell.

8. In Chapter Eleven, where does Francie go when she tells Lowell that she is leaving to meet the May Mothers?
(a) The park.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The police station.
(d) The Jolly Llama.

9. What does Mogaro's attorney suggest is the primary reason for the police's suspicion of Mogaro?
(a) Racial profiling.
(b) Comments Mogaro made to a friend.
(c) Contaminated DNA evidence.
(d) Mogaro's criminal history.

10. What does Francie decide about the identity of the man she sees come out of Winnie's building in Chapter Ten?
(a) He might be the father of Winnie's baby.
(b) He is likely another police detective.
(c) He is probably Winnie's father.
(d) He must be a security guard.

11. What does the text's description of Winnie's home establish about her?
(a) She has access to a great deal of money.
(b) She has surprisingly simple tastes.
(c) She moves around a lot and considers this home temporary.
(d) She is security-conscious to the point of paranoia.

12. In Chapter Eight, how does Nell injure herself?
(a) Running from the police.
(b) Dropping a glass.
(c) Tripping on the stairs.
(d) Climbing over a fence.

13. Where is the narrator as she narrates Chapter One?
(a) In a television studio.
(b) In a mental health facility.
(c) In prison.
(d) In hiding.

14. What reason does Nell give for firing Alma?
(a) Alma's undocumented status.
(b) Her partner's objections to Alma.
(c) The journalists hounding Alma.
(d) Her suspicion that Alma took Midas.

15. What detail of Winnie's appearance does Nell specifically notice when Winnie first enters the bar?
(a) Winnie's happy expression.
(b) Winnie's broken fingernails.
(c) Winnie's pale complexion.
(d) Winnie's flat stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, when Nell recalls deleting the Peek-a-Boo app from Winnie's phone, how does she characterize her own actions?

2. What does Nell bring to the park that surprises the May Mothers?

3. What is Francie's partner's name?

4. When Chapter Two takes place, how long has it been since Midas's birth?

5. What is Francie disappointed to learn about Scarlett?

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