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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the novel Breathing Lessons about?
(a) Improving one's life.
(b) Finding yourself.
(c) Life lessons from the view of an elderly person.
(d) Working out a commonplace marriage.

2. What does the day remember?
(a) Serena's past instead of her husbands.
(b) The beautiful life they had together.
(c) Their children.
(d) How much Max loved his friends.

3. Where is the couple traveling to in the first section of the book?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Chicago.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

4. As the couple drives along the highway, where does Maggie think they should go?
(a) To Philly.
(b) To see Leroy, their granddaughter.
(c) To see thier daughter, Erin.
(d) To send a bouquet of flowers to Serena.

5. Maggie is always afraid of _____.
(a) hurting Ira's feelings
(b) disappointing any of her friends
(c) dating new people
(d) meeting new people

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Serena make a mental note of?

2. Why does Ira scold Maggie?

3. What breaks Maggie's heart about Ira?

4. How does this make Maggie feel?

5. Who does Serena wish was at the funeral?

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