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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at Angela's when Irene calls the police in Chapter 18?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Theo see on the towpath when he looks out the window after taking a walk?

3. What type of cereal does Irene like to buy?

4. In Chapter 17, how much money does Theo remember that he gave Daniel?

5. What did Miriam take from Lorraine's room after her wake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laura react when she realizes that Miriam has her house key?

2. What does Miriam remember about hitchhiking with her friend Lorraine?

3. How did Miriam meet Theo?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Laura confess to Irene?

5. What does Laura take after getting groceries for Irene?

6. What did Carla and Daniel do after Angela's funeral?

7. When was the second-to-last time that Theo saw Angela, and what did they discuss?

8. What happened to the man who abducted Miriam and killed Lorraine?

9. What did Theo do when he had horrible writer's block?

10. What does Miriam remember about what happened after she and Lorraine got a ride with Jez?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura often makes bad choices. Why does Laura make bad choices? What does she attribute her bad choices to? Does Laura suffer from impulse control?

Essay Topic 2

Irene knows that people like Carla look at little old ladies like her and dismiss them as dim, distracted, forgetful, and foolish. Is Irene old? How do people tend to dismiss her because of her age? What do people assume about her because of her age? Why is Irene the target of ageism?

Essay Topic 3

Laura discovers that what she is told about her accident is not true. How does Laura learn the truth about her accident? Why does she feel betrayed when she learns the truth?

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