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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. How did Yao feel in the time following Masha's heart attack?
(a) Like his life was under control.
(b) Like his life was finally getting started.
(c) Like his life was collapsing.
(d) Like his life was blooming.

2. During their session in Chapter 24, Masha tells Carmel she lacks what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Strength.
(d) Joy.

3. Who seems to familiar to Lars, although he cannot put a face to the name?
(a) Tony.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Ben.
(d) Yao.

4. Who did Masha see in her near-death experience?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her son.

5. As the retreat begins, which guests pose the biggest mystery to Masha?
(a) The Marconi family.
(b) The Marchese family.
(c) The Manero family.
(d) The Maggio family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how does Napoleon feel about Masha's promise to transform them?

2. What is scheduled to occur during the first five days of the retreat?

3. Why is Carmel attending the retreat?

4. What is the name of Yao's paramedic supervisor?

5. Tony Hogburn has tattoos of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Frances is concerned to see what happen during their morning hike in Chapter 17?

3. Why is Tony famous?

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

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

6. Who is Paul Drabble and what does the reader learn about him in Chapter 8?

7. Masha keeps receiving emails from which person? How does she respond?

8. Who is Ray, and what does he want? How does Lars feel about this desire?

9. What does the reader learn about Heather in Chapter 10?

10. What factors cause Frances to have a meltdown on the way to Tranquillum House?

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