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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. According to Karen on page 133, what might have caused the inaccuracies in Sarah's book?
(a) A failure of memory.
(b) A failure of imagination.
(c) A failure of reason.
(d) A failure of sanity.

2. What does Sarah announce upon arriving at the final rehearsal for Martin's play?
(a) She is moving.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is engaged.
(d) She is terminally ill.

3. Where was Martin when Karen visited England?
(a) At home.
(b) Ill.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Touring.

4. According to Karen on page 136, what was worshipped at CAPA?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Youth.
(c) Talent.
(d) Peace.

5. According to Karen on page 139, what point does Sarah's book omit?
(a) That Sarah's mother was elderly.
(b) That Sarah's mother was disabled.
(c) That Sarah's mother was wealthy.
(d) That Sarah's mother was deceased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bookstore where Sarah's book signing is held in the second section of the novel?

2. What change does Karen recommend making to Martin's play?

3. According to Karen on page 138, where did she spend much of their junior year?

4. How does Karen spend her trip to London?

5. What psychological process does Karen believe might explain Sarah's novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What career path did David follow after graduating from high school, as revealed on page 149? What failures did he experience, and what successes?

2. How has David changed, both physically and emotionally, following his graduation from high school, as Karen explains on page 154?

3. What personal issue has Karen discussed in therapy, as revealed on page 181? What does she reveal to the reader about this aspect of her personality?

4. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?

5. How does Karen surprise David during auditions for Martin's play? What is the result?

6. What is the subject matter of the play written by Martin?

7. What information does David reveal to Karen on page 156? How does David feel about his information?

8. What did Sarah and Karen plan after the English People returned to the UK? How did their mothers react, and what was the result?

9. According to Karen at the start of the second section of the novel, what is the truth regarding the friendship between Sarah and Karen?

10. What information does Sarah reveal on the night of the final play rehearsal? What is the effect of this news on David? What is the effect of this news on Karen?

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