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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Annie meet Graham?

3. What does the narrator say is "a later element in his (Graham's) transformation?"

4. What does Annie like to do in the shower?

5. When Annie began to weep, for what did she weep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Annie surprised by Sarah's behavior at Annie and Graham's home?

2. How does Lucas initially respond to his mother's call?

3. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

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

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

6. What is Annie's reaction to the EMTs laughter as they carry Graham's body out of the house?

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

8. Describe Annie's two past solo shows in New York.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Annie’s fling with Ian, and seeing him again after all those years, important to the story? How does reflecting upon this romance aid Annie in better-understanding both herself and Graham? How does it also help Annie forgive Graham?

Essay Topic 2

The novel begins with the narrator describing the end of both Annie and Graham's first marriages. What does the reader learn about the ex-spouses, as well as both Annie and Graham? What might be the purpose for starting out the book this way? What tone does it set? Are these details about Annie and Graham's lives important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does Annie respond when she sees Rosemary Gregory weeping in Graham's office? How does this reinforce Annie's personality? Why might she have said this? Why might she feel this way?

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