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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 Bassey make for Innes?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Pie.
(d) Pancakes.

2. What does Marion's teacher say is in the textbook she encourages them to buy?
(a) Reproductive knowledge.
(b) Real history.
(c) High level mathematics.
(d) Details about slavery.

3. Who is Innes's mother?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Lara.
(c) Marelena.
(d) Marion.

4. At the end of Chapter Fifteen, what does Marion admit to Hortensia?
(a) "I'm not okay."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I am a racist."
(d) "I want to move out."

5. Why did Hortensia pretend to go on business trips?
(a) To spy on Peter.
(b) To go on vacations.
(c) To have an affair.
(d) To have an excuse to get out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of her bedroom, where does Hortensia sleep?

2. Which word best describes Hortensia’s outlook on marriage?

3. How much did the Von Struikers initially purchase their land for?

4. At the end of Chapter Thirteen, Hortensia concludes that doing what with someone is an intimate experience?

5. Who is Niknaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hortensia and Peter’s relationship receive criticism?

2. How does Peter feel about Hortensia’s career?

3. Why is the fact that Hortensia had an abortion significant?

4. How does Marion feel about the torture schematics she finds at the library?

5. How does Chapter Sixteen show Marion develop?

6. Why does Hortensia feel “at home again” after she and Marion fight?

7. Why did Hortensia never confront Peter about the affair?

8. What causes Hortensia to “begin to hate”?

9. Why did Hortensia and Peter not have children?

10. Why is Marion surprised by Hortensia’s interaction with Innes?

(see the answer keys)

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