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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her November 12th entry, Christine begins by describing a meeting with Dr. Nash who picked her up and took her where?
(a) A soccer game.
(b) A drug store.
(c) A gas station.
(d) To his office.

2. For how long has Dr. Nash been working with Christine in Part 1: Today?
(a) Over a decade.
(b) Three years.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several months.

3. What older colleague of Dr. Nash's uses MRI to map and trace the way in which a patient with amnesia retains memories?
(a) Dr. Jones.
(b) Dr. Nash.
(c) Dr. Paxton.
(d) Dr. Wilson.

4. Christine has a strong memory of she and Ben becoming distracted by passion while doing what in her November 12th entry?
(a) Watching a movie.
(b) Painting.
(c) Driving to the store.
(d) Making lunch.

5. What refers to the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events or impressions, or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences?
(a) Memory.
(b) Deja vu.
(c) Familiarity.
(d) Intelligence.

6. In her November 13th entry, Christine remembers entering an office and attempting to do what?
(a) Use a phone.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Find the bathroom.
(d) Talk to the manager.

7. What is the name of Christine's husband?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ed.
(d) Ben.

8. What is the name of the novel Christine wrote and published before her brain injury?
(a) For the Morning Birds.
(b) The Magnificent Colors of Autumn.
(c) An Evening Under the Stars.
(d) A Spring Rain.

9. Who does Christine call to ask about aspects of her past in her November 13 entry?
(a) Ben.
(b) Dr. Nash.
(c) Mike.
(d) Claire.

10. What does Christine's husband reply when she asks him if she's ever written anything in her November 13 entry?
(a) She's imagining things.
(b) Only under a pen name.
(c) Only nonfiction.
(d) She has written a few things.

11. When Christine describes having a flash of memory while walking back to the car with Ben in her November 10th entry, she recalls discussing what with another person?
(a) A television show.
(b) A political election.
(c) A popular song.
(d) Setting up a blind date.

12. Where does Dr. Nash take Christine in Part 1: Today?
(a) A shopping mall.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A movie.
(d) A park.

13. What word refers to an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment?
(a) Accomplishment.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Pride.
(d) Longing.

14. What is the name of the son Christine had?
(a) John.
(b) Adam.
(c) Ben.
(d) Mike.

15. What does the man say destroyed the older photographs in Part 1: Today?
(a) A fire.
(b) A tornado.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion does Ben say he and Christine will be going out of town on vacation soon in Part 1: Today?

2. How long ago had Christine been injured at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does it say in relation to Dr. Nash's appointment in Christine's diary in Part 1: Today?

4. What is the setting of "Before I Go to Sleep"?

5. What is Christine's last name?

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