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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Jeanne happy that Graham was Lucas' father?
(a) It will make Lucas a good father too.
(b) Lucas will not take life for granted.
(c) Lucas has good genes.
(d) Lucas has the same personality as his father.

4. What had been Sarah's strategy to make room for herself between her parents?
(a) She only spoke to her father.
(b) She was wild and noisy.
(c) She would push them away from each other.
(d) She was quiet and shy.

5. How does Luca find Claire, soon after her birth?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Unappealing.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Beautiful.

6. What does the looseness of Annie's childhood home mean to her and her siblings?
(a) They are on their own, as their mother has better things to do than fuss with them.
(b) They have relaxed but supportive parents.
(c) They are the party house for the neighborhood kids.
(d) They have freedom to roam and do as they wish, even with adult supervision.

7. Why is Frieda not a part of the scattering of Graham's ashes?
(a) It would upset her too much.
(b) She is not feeling well the day they decide to scatter his ashes.
(c) Annie does not want Graham's ex-wife to be a part of it.
(d) It would make the event more difficult for Lucas is she were there.

8. What was a point of reference in the Kahn home, as it was not in Annie's home?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Politics.
(c) The war.
(d) The university.

9. What now makes Annie so afraid of the memory she had forgotten?
(a) She is concerned she has a mental illness.
(b) She is afraid she has demensia.
(c) She is worried she will forget her memories of Graham.
(d) She is sure she will not be able to forget this memory again.

10. Why does Annie tell Frieda is the reason she wants Graham back, in Chapter 21?
(a) So she can kill him herself.
(b) So she can get an explanation.
(c) So she can hug him.
(d) So she can hit him.

11. What does Sarah find in her pocket when she returns home to San Francisco?
(a) The key to her mother's house.
(b) A note from her father.
(c) A picture of her father.
(d) The tiny shells she had taken from her parents home.

12. How had Annie met Edith?
(a) Edith's husband had published Annie's photo book "Emergency."
(b) Edith was a college friend of Annie's.
(c) Edith is Annie and Graham's next door neighbor.
(d) Edith works at the bookstore.

13. What is Frieda's physical reaction when Annie tells her the woman Graham had an affair with was in Graham's office at the end of the party?
(a) She seems puzzled.
(b) She seems sad.
(c) She seems angry.
(d) She seems ashamed.

14. How does Annie feel about Sofie's accomplishments?
(a) Annoyed but also a bit concerned.
(b) Both a bit envious and pleased.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Very jealous.

15. What does Annie do during much of the drive up to Vermont, in Chapter 15?
(a) She wails, lamenting her sorrows.
(b) She sings to herself.
(c) She talks to Frieda on the phone.
(d) She listens to books on tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice had Annie given Lucas about Lucinda that had stuck with him?

2. As she thinks back on her relationship with Graham and Annie, how does Frieda feel, at the beginning of Chapter 25?

3. What is the scent of Graham's room that reminds Sarah of him?

4. How does Sarah describe how she felt about her home as a child?

5. What about Sofie's life had Annie always wanted?

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