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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. What color bandana is Cecelia wearing when she brings Izzy to the airport to meet her mother when Rose is moving?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

2. In 1981, how long has Sylvie been working at the Lozano Library?
(a) Since she was 15.
(b) Since she was 13.
(c) Since she was 16.
(d) Since she was 14.

3. How long before the wedding do Julia and William graduate from college?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 8 days.

4. Before Charlie's funeral, how many funerals had William attended?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) None.

5. How many sessions are there for Charlie's wake?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Alice is born, when do William and Julia move to a bigger apartment?

2. What do the Padvanos have for dinner the first time William comes over?

3. When Sylvie reads William's book, about how many typewritten pages is it?

4. In 1982, how many surgeries does William need to have when his knee has to be reconstructed?

5. How much of a gap is there between when Sylvie stops sleeping at Julia and William's apartment and when she gets her own place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about Charlie during his wake?

2. Where does Sylvie sleep during the three-month gap between when she stops sleeping at William and Julia's apartment and when she got her own place?

3. What thoughts does William have after he lets Julia read his book?

4. What announcement does Rose make after Charlie's funeral?

5. After Sylvie has to drop out of college, how is she able to reenroll?

6. What are meals like at the Padavano home, and what do they serve William when he comes to dinner for the first time?

7. What does Julia realize about the way she convinced William to go to graduate school?

8. What does Sylvie learn about Cecelia on Julia's wedding day?

9. What happens when Julia takes Rose to the airport?

10. How does William begin playing basketball?

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