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1. Why does Annie feel shame when she thinks about her previous marriage?

Annie feels shame over her marriage to Alan, because she wonders how she could have been attracted to someone she felt so little for in the end. She also feels shame because she was not only attracted to him but had lived with him for such a long time.

2. Why does Annie sometimes feel envious of Graham when she would see him around town?

Annie feels envious of Graham because he is so lively and is at such ease around others. She, on the other hand, had often pretended to be social but felt a bit on the outside. Like her photography, she feels a bit cold, removed.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Graham remembering and why?

Graham is sitting at his table thinking about his ex-wife, Frieda. He remembers the day she took their son and left. He saw their divorce as his fault, since he had been happy with an open marriage and she had not. He is feeling the same sense of remorse now as he did then, because he has cheated on his current wife and knows his behavior could mean the end of his current marriage.

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