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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. Eli has told the police that Jo squealed on him because ______________________.
(a) He refused her sexual advances.
(b) She has a very vivid imagination.
(c) Daniel told her to.
(d) She is mentally unbalanced.

2. What is the demeanor of the detective Jo meets with to tell about Eli's confession?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Angry.
(c) Amused.
(d) Interested.

3. Jo learns that which one of her daughters had arrived during the night?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Sara.
(c) Cass.
(d) Callie.

4. Where does Jo's daughter go that night when she asks to borrow the car?
(a) A local bar.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) The airport.
(d) A cafe.

5. What does Jean invite Daniel and Jo to do the following week?
(a) Go skiing in Vermont.
(b) Come for dinner at their house.
(c) Go out to dinner and a movie.
(d) To to New York for a Broadway play.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Dana killed?

2. Who is the last of Jo's daughters to arrive home for the holidays?

3. What does Sadie suggest may be influencing Jo's recent behavior?

4. What does Eli say is the basis of his marriage to Jean?

5. Where is Jo headed when she leaves the house in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jo notice about Cass' physical appearance, and why is she concerned?

2. How has Jo's secret meeting with Eli damaged her relationship with Daniel?

3. How did Eli and Dana's relationship begin and what did Eli get Dana to agree to in a year?

4. What assumptions does Jo make about the people in her life after the episode with Eli?

5. How does Jo indicate by her actions in Boston what her intentions with Eli are?

6. How does Jo respond when Daniel wants to know if she planned to have an affair with Eli?

7. Why do Jo and Eli meet, and what do each of them say about their respective marriages?

8. Why is Jo almost pleased that Daniel threw the tomato at the wall next to her?

9. How has Eli rationalized his guilt over killing Dana?

10. What holiday disaster had Daniel feared, and how did he avoid it?

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