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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. How long after Theo and Carla married did he publish a tragicomedy set in a Sicilian town?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. When Laura was in an accident when she was a child, how many days was she in a coma?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. In the book No Country for Old Men from the box of books Carla left, what was inside?
(a) Photo of a house with a white picket fence.
(b) A birthday card.
(c) Drawing of 2 children holding hands.
(d) A postcard purchased at the V&A.

4. In Chapter 1, why is Laura's father not able to come over?
(a) He has already turned in for the night.
(b) His car is in the shop.
(c) He and his wife have a dinner date.
(d) He and his wife have bridge.

5. What was Daniel's mother's name?
(a) Angela.
(b) Mary.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the police believe that Daniel was dead before he was found?

2. When does Miriam clean the toilet?

3. In Chapter 1, what is Laura wearing?

4. What does Carla have in her shed?

5. What books did Angela like to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened the day Angela's body was found?

2. How does Laura remember her father and Deidre reacting after she snuck out of the house when she was 13 and went to a party?

3. Why does Miriam decide to check on a young man whose boat has been moored two days longer than he is entitled to be?

4. What does Carla tell the police about her nephew and his family?

5. What conversation does Laura have with her mother when she calls her in Chapter 8?

6. What does Carla remember about Ben's third birthday?

7. What did Miriam find when she check on a young man on a boat?

8. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Carla remember about a conversation she had with Daniel and Angela?

9. How did Carla and Theo's son Ben die?

10. How was Laura injured?

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