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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the seventh chapter, Richard's nurse-practitioner advises him to order what item as soon as possible?

2. Richard's pulmonologist has warned him in Chapter Ten that what machine will soon be necessary?

3. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, she is surprised to see who there?

4. How does Bill feel about Richard's plan in Chapter Eleven?

5. What part of Richard stops working first?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the second part of Richard that stops working?

3. When helping Richard in the bathroom, what moves Karina to tears? What does she decide?

4. What information does Elise give Karina during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

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

6. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what does she think about Richard's diagnosis? How does this opinion change by the end of her visit?

7. What is the first part of Richard that stops working? What does he do as a result?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Richard’s relationship with Karina changes over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What might have happened to Richard and Karina had Richard never been diagnosed with ALS? Argue for an alternative reality based on what the reader knows of their histories, actions, and beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

The idea of his legacy is important to Richard. How does Richard’s opinion on his legacy evolve over the course of the novel? What point is the author trying to make regarding this idea?

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