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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 disturbing memory surfaces for Annie?

2. Why does Sarah feel jealous about Annie and Frieda's relationship?

3. How does Annie think she is now just like Frieda?

4. How does Annie respond when Sarah makes a comment about Rosemary being distraught?

5. Why does Annie want to talk to Frieda about Graham's betrayal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frieda acknowledging Graham's affair get her into a tough situation with Annie?

2. Why does Annie feel relief when Sarah leaves at the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. How does Frieda feel, in the end, about hearing Annie constantly vent about Graham's betrayal?

4. What bonded Annie and Sofie?

5. When Annie sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board, how does she react?

6. What does the memory of the man in the park mean for Annie?

7. How does Annie feel about heading to Vermont at the beginning of Chapter 15?

8. How does Annie's childhood home compare to that of Sofie's?

9. What is Graham's argument, as shared by Annie, regarding why people read fiction?

10. Why does Annie feel it was the wrong decision to return to the lake house in Vermont?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah decides to not share with her family that she is in a serious relationship with Thomas. Why does she keep this relationship a secret? What does this secrecy reveal about her relationships with others in this story? How does it reflect the way she saw her parents’ relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Annie returns to photographing people toward the end of the novel. Why does she do this? How does this make her feel? What does this say about Annie?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Graham and John connected. How does this connection affect their relationship? What similarities do they share? How have the events in both Graham and John's lives affected them? How have they each reacted to their similar histories?

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