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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nineteen, Chapter Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hortensia go to design school?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Nigera.

2. How does Hortensia feel that Peter does not understand her work?
(a) It secretly saddens her.
(b) She appreciates the solitude.
(c) It makes her feel independent.
(d) She doesn't care.

3. Why does fighting with Marion make Hortensia feel at home again?
(a) It was easier for them to be enemies.
(b) She gets a thrill from fighting.
(c) It keeps her occupied now that Peter is gone.
(d) Marion decides to leave and she is left alone.

4. How did Marion know Alberta?
(a) She was a family friend.
(b) She was Marion's nanny.
(c) She was a stranger.
(d) She was the neighbor's maid.

5. What does the photograph of Hortensia and Peter represent?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Wedded bliss.
(d) Marital repression.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marion was a child, what did she say she wanted to be when she grew up?

2. At the end of Chapter Fifteen, what does Marion admit to Hortensia?

3. Where do Hortensia and Marion meet on a daily basis?

4. What does the newspaper reveal will happen with the Samsodien’s claim?

5. How does Hortensia feel when she learns of Peter's daughter?

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