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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Annie begin to laugh in Chapter 8?
(a) She thinks back on good times with Graham.
(b) She hears the EMTs laughing as they struggle to move Graham's large body down the stairs.
(c) She wants to cheer herself up.
(d) She thinks about her new future life as a widow.

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

4. What is the problem that Annie sees with ruleless relationships?
(a) One struggles to return to a relationship that has rules.
(b) One is never sure how to get out of a ruleless relationship.
(c) One never knows how the other is entitled to feel.
(d) One is always wanting to know the rules.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie think about the two gallery shows she had in New York, regarding her future career?

2. What does Frieda like about Annie?

3. What has become fashionable for women to wear that amazes Graham?

4. When Annie asks Graham what is worrying him, what is his response?

5. Where did Annie grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annie know right away that something is wrong, when she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What is learned about Sarah's relationship with her mother, based on what she tells Thomas?

3. What does Graham do to make sure he has a talk with Rosemary about ending their relationship?

4. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

5. What does Annie notice at the beginning of Chapter 7 about Graham?

6. What leads to Graham's affair with Rosemary?

7. How does Annie try to cheer herself up and appear younger?

8. What advice does John Norris give Graham over their lunch date?

9. How does Annie feel about Graham's body?

10. What is the relationship like between Annie and Danielle?

(see the answer keys)

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