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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. Anna reveals that she has not left her house in nearly how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

2. In what part of the house does Anna say she has spent much of the year?
(a) The rooftop garden.
(b) Her darkroom.
(c) Her bed.
(d) The kitchen.

3. For what purpose does Ethan first visit Anna's house?
(a) To ask her to keep the noise down.
(b) To sell magazines.
(c) To interview her for the school newspaper.
(d) To bring her a candle from his mother.

4. What nickname does Ed call Olivia?
(a) Pang.
(b) Page.
(c) Ping.
(d) Pong.

5. How many days after their decision to separate had Anna and Ed taken a family trip to Vermont?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna see Jane doing just before she is stabbed?

2. In what area of New York City does Anna live?

3. When Anna realizes she does not know how to talk to teenagers, she gives the reason that her oldest patients had been what age?

4. What is NOT an item Anna mentions as being part of her impression of why she and Ed no longer live together?

5. What is the approximate square footage present in Anna's townhome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna name as some of the issues that are difficult for her during her conversation with Bina over lunch?

2. What connection does the author depict between Anna and alcohol?

3. What is the relationship between Anna and Olivia and how would you characterize it?

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

5. What crucial piece of information regarding Anna's character is revealed in her comments about the Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much?

6. How would you characterize the relationship between Anna and her physical therapist Bina?

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

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 details does Anna reveal about the extent of her agoraphobia during her description of the umbrella, which her psychiatrist calls her secret weapon?

10. 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?

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