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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Thomas on Sarah's radio station's talk show?
(a) He was interviewing to be a talk show host.
(b) He had just released an album.
(c) He had just published a book.
(d) He was a local politician.

2. What does Annie think about John's comment that she should remember that Graham loved her, no matter what happens?
(a) She finds it painful to hear.
(b) She finds it odd.
(c) She finds it comforting.
(d) She finds it rude.

3. What does Annie do after unpacking from her trip to Vermont in Chapter 17?
(a) She googles Sofie Kahn.
(b) She does yoga.
(c) She checks in on Karen.
(d) She goes to bed.

4. What disturbing memory surfaces for Annie?
(a) The man on the bridal path who asks to girls to touch his erection.
(b) Being jealous of Sofie's musical gift.
(c) Getting lost in the park between her home and Sofie's.
(d) Annie's noisy and disruptive home.

5. Why had Graham said people read fiction?
(a) Fiction is much easier and is more pleasant to read than non-fiction.
(b) It suggests that life has a shape, and we feel consoled by that notion.
(c) Fiction is a much-needed escape from reality.
(d) The characters in works of fiction are much more interesting than real-life people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?

2. How does Annie feel when she sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board?

3. When Graham asks Annie how her packing up went, how does Karen respond?

4. How does Sarah describe her satisfaction and desire to triumph over her mother, in regards to her father?

5. How does Annie describe how both she and Graham were when they were at their lake house in Vermont?

(see the answer key)

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