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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 pushes the artist into the volcano?
(a) The Long-Suffering Ex-Wife.
(b) The Former Personal Assistant.
(c) The Girl Who Had Wondered All These Years What to Call It.
(d) The Daughter.

2. What does Sarah say devastated her mother Nancy?
(a) The death of Nancy's brother.
(b) The death of Nancy's dog.
(c) The death of Nancy's mother.
(d) The death of Nancy's son.

3. What does Cecilia's mother tell Nancy is all she has left in her life?
(a) Her house.
(b) Cecilia herself.
(c) Her job.
(d) Her car.

4. Who does Vera pretend to be when she calls William's father?
(a) A doctor.
(b) William's mother.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A reporter.

5. What does William call Vera?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Ve-ra.
(c) Mum.
(d) Mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a famous inmate at Alcatraz?

2. Who yells at the artist as he stands on the volcano platform during his show?

3. Who does Vera find out is looking for William?

4. Who was the only person Cecilia showed what she stole from Alcatraz?

5. Where does Vera run into Derek again after their first meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characterizes the famous artist's "apologies?"

2. How has Genevieve's formerly perfect-seeming life changed?

3. Why does Vera have the opportunity to start a real new life with William?

4. What does the artist title his show after his disappearance, and why does this title seem ironic?

5. What is one of the biggest differences between how Genevieve does her job and how Cassie does hers at the IPH?

6. In the story The Office of Historical Corrections, why does Cassie like brutalist architecture?

7. What does Cassie do to try to avoid falling into routine in her new job at the Institute for Public History?

8. How does Daniel react when Cassie tells him she is about to travel to do a clarification on one of Genevieve's corrections?

9. What is the problem Cassie is sent to address in Cherry Mills?

10. What is Cassie's and Genevieve's "friendship" like?

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