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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Richard, what is the most selfish thing he has ever done?
(a) Moving back in with Karina.
(b) Not talking to his father for so long.
(c) Forcing Karina to move to Boston.
(d) Touring so much when Grace was a child.

2. What happens when Richard is walking around the kitchen while Karina is in New Orleans?
(a) He walks into a cabinet.
(b) He falls.
(c) He begins to choke.
(d) He eats a piece of cake.

3. What song do Bill and Karina perform together?
(a) You Are My Sunshine.
(b) Somewhere over the Rainbow.
(c) Memory.
(d) What a Wonderful World.

4. How does Richard participate in the toast with his family?
(a) Richard sips a small amount of beer.
(b) Karina gives Richard some beer through his feeding tube.
(c) Richard sips Liquid Gold.
(d) Karina raises an empty glass for Richard.

5. Following the Christmas Eve incident, what does Richard notice about Karina?
(a) Her exhaustion and hard work.
(b) Her serenity and calm.
(c) Her anxiety and fear.
(d) Her happiness and joy.

6. What surprise does Karina have for Richard after the sale of his condo?
(a) The construction of a ramp.
(b) A power wheelchair.
(c) A visit from Maxine.
(d) His piano.

7. After the funeral, what do Richard's brothers tell him about their childhood?
(a) They feel guilty for not sticking up for Richard.
(b) They feel Richard should have given up the piano.
(c) They feel Richard was always loved more.
(d) They feel Richard did not earn their father's love.

8. What does Richard consider to be sloppy and incomprehensible?
(a) The path of ALS.
(b) Grace's bedroom.
(c) Jazz music.
(d) His doctor's handwriting.

9. What surprising news do Richard's brothers tell him after the funeral?
(a) They plan to split the house with him.
(b) They plan to get Richard's childhood piano.
(c) They plan to tell their father he was wrong.
(d) They plan to raise awareness about ALS.

10. During their phone conversation, to what does Tommy attribute Richard's difficulty speaking?
(a) To ALS.
(b) To excitement.
(c) To grief.
(d) To fear.

11. What does Richard ultimately do with all of the letters he has written to his father?
(a) Forwards them to Karina.
(b) Deletes them.
(c) Sends them.
(d) Prints them out.

12. When Richard can be heard coughing during Karina's piano lesson, she briefly imagines doing what?
(a) Giving Richard the wrong medicine.
(b) Finding another home for Richard.
(c) Suffocating Richard.
(d) Refusing to feed Richard.

13. Now that she is divorced and Grace is grown, what does Karina realize about her life while watching the jazz pianist?
(a) That she can retire.
(b) That all of her excuses are gone.
(c) That she needs to teach more.
(d) That should go back to school.

14. What happens when Richard asks to try some dessert on Christmas Eve?
(a) Richard has an allergic reaction.
(b) Karina refuses.
(c) Richard chokes.
(d) Grace drops it.

15. Following Karina's trip to New Orleans, Richard realizes she is caring for him not out of duty but out of what?
(a) Love.
(b) Apology.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace have to absorb all at once?

2. How does Grace protect Richard while Karina is in New Orleans?

3. Despite being given many warning, what occurrence shocks Richard and Karina?

4. Richard remembers his mother stopping his father from taking what to the piano?

5. Why is Dr. George saddened?

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