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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. What item does David come into Anna's house in order to borrow?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) A box cutter.
(c) A bottle opener.
(d) A letter opener.

2. Though she has not been outside to see the front of her house in a long time, how does Anna know what it looks like?
(a) She asks Bina to describe it sometimes when she comes over.
(b) She has security cameras.
(c) She uses Google Earth.
(d) She hangs her camera out the window using a pole.

3. For what reason do Ed and Anna agree not to tell Olivia of their divorce until after the vacation?
(a) They do not want to spoil her trip.
(b) They hope to forge a reconciliation during the trip.
(c) They have not yet started the divorce process.
(d) They know her anxiety will be triggered and that she will need medical attention.

4. What feature of her garden does Anna say she longs to hug every so often?
(a) A merry-go-round.
(b) A slide.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A tree.

5. In what unit townhome does Anna live?
(a) 209.
(b) 213.
(c) 207.
(d) 211.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the online support group to which Anna belongs?

2. What language had Anna begun to study in July?

3. What memento does Ethan's mother carry with her always to remind her of her son?

4. What nickname does Ed call Olivia?

5. Anna says that Olivia had been at an age when everything reminded her of a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Ed give to Anna when he speaks to her the morning after she drinks three or four bottles of wine?

2. What emotions does Ed display when Anna tells him that she wishes he were with her and why?

3. What is ironic about the fact that only a year before, Anna and Ed had planned to sell their townhome?

4. Why does Anna let Ethan inside when he rings her doorbell, even though she has not bathed in days and she believes that her cat may bite a stranger?

5. What happens to alleviate Anna's concern after she hears the screams coming from the Russells' townhome and what events do NOT alleviate her concern?

6. What is the main reason Anna cites for her failure to call and warn Mrs. Miller of her husband's imminent arrival?

7. What is ironic about Anna's advice to the members of the agoraphobia support forum that they should never mix their medications with alcohol?

8. What is the significance of Anna's decision to watch the Today Show through the lens of her camera as her new neighbor watches on his own television?

9. What effect does the symbolism of Olivia's empty room have on the reader?

10. What theme is depicted within Anna's interactions with Lizzie?

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