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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frieda react in Chapter 8 to the news of Graham's passing?
(a) She is silent.
(b) She moans.
(c) She sobs quietly.
(d) She cries out violently.

2. What is Frieda doing when Annie calls?
(a) She is gardening.
(b) She is sewing.
(c) She is playing the piano.
(d) She is reading a book.

3. How does Annie describe what happens to her body when she thinks about her love for Graham?
(a) It hardens.
(b) It cools.
(c) It softens.
(d) It warms.

4. What is NOT something Annie mentions in Chapter 3 regarding the central element of her marriage to Graham?
(a) The bookstore.
(b) The friendship.
(c) The friends.
(d) The parties.

5. What is one thing the narrator does NOT say Graham remembers about the day his first wife, Frieda, left him?
(a) Lucas being carried in Frieda's arms to the car.
(b) The chilly morning.
(c) How free he felt.
(d) Homely Frieda in her old tweed coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah find funny about she and Thomas lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling?

2. How does Frieda respond when Graham confides in her that he had an extramarital affair while married to Annie?

3. Who is Dr. Fielding?

4. What does Frieda remember doing during most of Graham and Annie's wedding ceremony?

5. How does Sarah know that Thomas is interested in her?

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