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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. After the first Christmas after William's suicide, how often does Sylvie spend the night in William's room?
(a) A couple times a month.
(b) A few nights a week.
(c) Every night.
(d) 3 times a week.

2. During Alice's first year in college, when is the first time Julia visits?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) February.
(d) November.

3. Who is the first family member Julia tells about going to New York?
(a) Rose.
(b) Emeline.
(c) Cecelia.
(d) Sylvie.

4. How old is Izzy when Emeline and Josie buy the house next door to the one Cecelia purchased?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

5. What color bow does Alice have in her hair when Sylvie comes to the apartment to say goodbye to Julia when Julia leaves for New York?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Arash help William find a place to live after his suicide attempt?

2. Where is Julia's office located in New York?

3. What is the name of the priest who married Julia and William?

4. How many pages of family history has Sylvie written when she gives it to Izzy to read?

5. How long is the master's program William wants to take in sports physiology?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the twins react when Sylvie tells them she and William love one another?

2. What does Sylvie realize when she is at the hospital the day William is discharged?

3. What does Julia decide to do when Professor Cooper says he is going to take a six-month project in New York?

4. What does Julia tell Alice about her father when Alice is five, and how does it affect Alice?

5. How do Sylvie and William begin seeing one another?

6. What are Alice's thoughts when her mother visits her during Alice's freshman year in college?

7. What does William tell Sylvie about Bill Walton when she asks about him?

8. How does Julia think going to New York will solve or delay her problems?

9. Where is William found after he leaves Julia, and what is his condition?

10. What does Sylvie tell her sisters she is writing?

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