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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue to the novel, Richard is playing a piece by which composer?
(a) Schumann.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Ravel.

2. It occurs to Richard that saying goodbye to his ex-girlfriend was the last time he would ever do what?
(a) It was the last time he would ever love another person.
(b) It was the last time he would ever hug another person.
(c) It was the last time he would ever care about another person.
(d) It was the last time he would ever date another person.

3. Whom does Richard's iPhone actually call at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Grace.
(b) Karina.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Bill.

4. Upon arriving back at his condo in Chapter Twelve, what does Richard find?
(a) He has lost his key.
(b) His phone is ringing upstairs.
(c) There is no one to let him back inside.
(d) Karina is waiting for him.

5. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, he notes the disease has progressed to what?
(a) His neck.
(b) His left shoulder.
(c) His right foot.
(d) His left leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which musician's music plays in the coffee shop while Karina is visiting her daughter?

2. Who is Grace?

3. Richard realizes that his experience with his father mirrors what situation?

4. In the Prologue to the novel, where is Richard playing?

5. Without the use of his arms, Richard walks around his home like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Karina learn at the graduation party?

2. Who is Maxine? How did Richard's diagnosis impact his relationship with her?

3. What idea does Richard have in Chapter Eleven? What does Bill think about this idea? Why?

4. Who is Kathy DeVillo and how does she help Richard?

5. What happens when Richard goes out in Chapter Twelve?

6. When Karina visits Richard for the second time, what changes in him does she notice?

7. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what is Richard doing? Why?

8. After Richard loses the loss of his arms, how does he feed himself? What does Bill add to Richard's food in Chapter Eleven? Why?

9. What does the prologue to the novel illustrate about Richard?

10. What does Kathy DeVillo recommend Richard start doing in Chapter Seven? Explain several things.

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