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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 does Suzanne know about the place where she moves?
(a) She spent her honeymoon there.
(b) She spent summers there while growing up.
(c) Her sister lives there.
(d) Her grandmother lived there.

2. About what is Katie old fashioned?
(a) Asking a man on a date.
(b) Having a man to her apartment late at night.
(c) Going dutch to dinner.
(d) Sex.

3. Why does Suzanne have time to examine her life?
(a) She has to take time off work when she is pregnant.
(b) She is in therapy after her husband dies.
(c) In recovering from coronary bypass surgery.
(d) In having to be off her broken foot for a couple weeks.

4. What could Katie not believe about herself concerning Matt?
(a) That she had believed he was right for her.
(b) That she had fallen for a man with so little education.
(c) That she had been so hesitent to open up to him emotionally.
(d) That she had trusted him so much.

5. How many daughters does Melanie have?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the note from Matt that is inside the book say?

2. Where do Matt and Katie go after working until noon?

3. Of what material are some of the balls made that Suzanne has to balance?

4. What does Suzanne say Melanie always has?

5. What does Suzanne call Melanie's daughter(s)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Suzanne describe meeting Matt in Picasso?

2. Describe what happens on July 18.

3. What is the result of Suzanne's illness and what analogy does she use to explain what she decides?

4. What is Katie doing at the opening of the novel?

5. How does Katie describe Matt and what do they do on the day they meet?

6. What do Katie and Matt do in the evening after go to the museums?

7. What does Katie realize as she slams the diary shut and what does she need?

8. Why does Michael end the relationship with Suzanne?

9. How does Katie take comfort while dealing with her emotions?

10. What bothers her immensely about her relationship with Matt?

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