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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Graham finally get up the nerve to end his relationship with Rosemary?
(a) Graham calls her and says he needs to speak to her about something and knows he will have to have this talk.
(b) Graham goes to therapist for advice.
(c) Graham promises John he will end it with Rosemary.
(d) Graham confesses to Annie and tells her he will end the relationship with Rosemary.

2. How does Frieda respond when Graham confides in her that he had an extramarital affair while married to Annie?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She is silent.
(c) She weeps.
(d) She walks away.

3. What does Annie think about eating dinner in the indoor twilight?
(a) There is something pleasant about it.
(b) There is something strange about it.
(c) There is something spooky about it.
(d) There is something sad about it.

4. How does Sarah describe the kind of sympathy her father always offered?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Forced.
(c) Superficial.
(d) Critical.

5. What reminder does Annie have of Sarah, as a toddler, hitting her with a heavy toy?
(a) A crooked finger.
(b) A white scar on her forehead.
(c) A broken blood vessel on her arm.
(d) Regular headaches.

6. What does Frieda feel Annie does not know about Graham?
(a) Graham's love of music.
(b) Graham's continued love for Frieda.
(c) The real Graham.
(d) Graham's family.

7. What of Frieda's does Lucas remember wanting to first fix and then flee?
(a) Her insensitivity.
(b) Her self-loathing.
(c) Her sadness.
(d) Her anger.

8. How does Graham appear when Annie tells him she ran into Rosemary?
(a) He seems angry.
(b) He seems unsure.
(c) He seems at ease.
(d) He seems startled.

9. Why does Annie wait to call Sarah in Chapter 8?
(a) Sarah should be the last person she calls.
(b) Sarah lives in California and will not be awake yet.
(c) Annie is not ready to talk to her.
(d) Sarah would not want to be bothered by this news.

10. How does Annie feel at times about Graham's size, energy, and appetite for people, food, and music?
(a) Angry.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Overwhelmed.

11. When Annie walks in the house at the end of Chapter 6, how does the narrator describe the look on her face?
(a) Annie's face looks sad and lonely.
(b) Annie's face frowns a Graham upon seeing him.
(c) Annie's face opens to Graham in a kind of answer.
(d) Annie's face looks old and worn.

12. In Chapter 3, Graham remembers that after meeting Annie at his party he did not want what to happen?
(a) To look like a fool in front of her.
(b) For her to slip away.
(c) For her to return to the bookstore.
(d) Her to get lost on her way back home.

13. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?
(a) A lifetime.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 30 years.

14. From who's perspective is this story told?
(a) Annie.
(b) A narrator.
(c) Frieda.
(d) Graham.

15. Why does Sarah say that men find her voice more attractive than her looks?
(a) She has thinning hair.
(b) She is very short.
(c) She is fat.
(d) She is okay-looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Graham's original reason for coming to see Rosemary?

2. What is Danielle's response when Annie says she cannot make it to the gallery on Sunday?

3. Why are Graham and Annie worried about Karen?

4. In Chapter 3 Annie remembers a painful insult from her sister, Audrey. What was most painful about what Audrey said?

5. What does Frieda think about the idea of getting back together with Graham?

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