2. What did Johanna want to buy on the day she died that she did not want Mike to know about?
(a) A birthday gift for him.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A car.
(d) A pregnancy test kit.

3. What is Harold's last name?.
(a) Oblowski.
(b) Orenthal.
(c) Oberman.
(d) O'Riley.

4. Where does Mike decide to go on a vacation?
(a) London.
(b) Key Largo.
(c) Fiji.
(d) Nassau.

5. What does Mike notice when he goes into the bathroom to take a shower after his wild night of hallucinations?
(a) There is writing on the mirror.
(b) The tub is filled with water.
(c) The window is wide open.
(d) The commode is missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike type on a fresh piece of paper in the typewriter?

2. What superstitious habit did Mike and Johanna have when he finished a book?

3. Who is the mother of the toddler Mike finds?

4. Who is the fry cook at the Village Cafe?

5. What is Mike doing when his phone rings at the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bill Dean and what role does he serve in Mike's life?

2. Who is the protagonist of the story and what tragedy befalls his wife very early in the story?

3. Who is John Storrow and what is his role in Mike's life?

4. What physical symptoms does Mike have during writer's block?

5. When does Mike begin to notice something odd about the magnets on the refrigerator door?

6. Why does Mike think that there must not be a connection between Mattie and Max Devore, a wealthy man in the area?

7. How had Mattie tried to cooperate with Max regarding Kyra?

8. Why is Mike so moved by all that has happened to him since he has returned to Sara Laughs?

9. What is Mike's profession and how does his work suffer after the death of his wife?

10. Had Johanna told anyone else about her pregnancy?

(see the answer keys)

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