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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. Who abandons themselves to Masha with abandon?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Frances.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Carmel.

2. Which contraband has Frances been allowed to keep?
(a) The chocolate she brought to eat.
(b) The cigarettes she brought to smoke.
(c) The wine she brought to drink.
(d) The novels she brought to read.

3. How many children does Carmel have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. As she drove to Tranquillum House, Frances reflected that she should have been traveling to what city?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) Sacramento.

5. Zoe's brother had which ailment?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Anaplasmosis.
(d) Anaphylaxis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lars do for a living?

2. As a paramedic-in-training, Yao believes the patient to be suffering from what?

3. Why did Jessica want to come to Tranquillum House?

4. What is the name of Paul Drabble's son?

5. Why does Napoleon blame himself for Zach's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Frances and Zoe bond outside the meditation studio?

2. Why is Tony famous?

3. Whom does Frances meet as she takes a tour of Tranquillum House? What does she think about them?

4. What about the Marconi family confuses the director of Tranquillum House in Chapter 9?

5. What does the reader learn about Carmel's background in Chapter 21?

6. Who is Masha and what happens to her in Chapter 1?

7. What information does Masha learn about Carmel in Chapter 24?

8. In Chapter 28, whom does Heather remember seeing in the hospital cafeteria? How did she react?

9. What does the reader learn about Zach's death in Chapter 26? Why does Napoleon blame himself?

10. What happens when Frances and Tony are at the pool together?

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