2. How does Larry describe the foursome of the Langs and the Morgans?
(a) A great golf team
(b) Two Adams and two Eves
(c) Two peas in a pod
(d) Twin siblings of different mothers

3. What does Charity insist that she is doing?
(a) Trying to die right
(b) Trying to sleep
(c) Trying to take her pills
(d) Trying to finish a novel

4. What does Charity say is all she needed to make her death the way she has envisioned it?
(a) To see her children
(b) To see Larry and Sally
(c) To see another Christmas
(d) To see her grandchildren

5. What does Charity do when she sees the Morgans?
(a) Screams
(b) Faints
(c) Cries
(d) Smiles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Larry see from his balcony window?

2. What is Charity giving to each of her children?

3. Why has Charity had some trees cut down?

4. Where do Larry and Sally go in Part 2: Chapter 5?

5. What does Sid do when he sees the Morgans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation does Sid share with Larry about his life?

2. How does Charity maintain control even though her death is imminent?

3. What plans has Charity made for her family for after her death?

4. Although Larry and Sally never had the advantages or financial ease that Sid and Charity did, they seem to have a better marriage. Explain how the author reveals this.

5. Explain the metaphor of Adam and Eve used throughout the novel.

6. How does the theme of rescue extend in Part 2: Chapter 2?

7. How has Sid and Charity's home changed from the time the Langs first saw it in 1938?

8. How do the Charity, Sid and Sally remain in character when facing Charity's imminent death?

9. Why is this chapter the climax of the book?

10. How is Charity managing her illness?

(see the answer keys)

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