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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 Lucy feel once Chrissy was born?
(a) Scared.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

2. What did William realize after he stopped teaching?
(a) He should have taught at a different school.
(b) He is indifferent about it.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He never liked it.

3. Why does Lucy still get very frightened?
(a) She never gets frightened.
(b) Because of her traumatic past.
(c) Because she is scared of the dark.
(d) Because New York is scary.

4. Who grew up a Hasidic Jew outside of Chicago?
(a) William.
(b) David.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Clyde.

5. Who is Wilhelm?
(a) Catherine's second husband.
(b) Catherine's brother.
(c) Catherine's uncle.
(d) Catherine's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's full name?

2. Who did Lucy live with growing up?

3. What does William discover about his mother via an ancestry website?

4. Who forgets to get a birthday present for William's 71st birthday?

5. Where does William work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift did Catherine give Lucy for her birthday?

2. What is the narrator's full name?

3. Who is Catherine?

4. Who is Clyde Trask?

5. Who often gets night terrors?

6. How long was Lucy married to William?

7. Who is Wilhelm?

8. Who is Lois Bubar?

9. Who took Lucy to college?

10. Who has never liked to cook?

(see the answer keys)

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