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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. When Richard can be heard coughing during Karina's piano lesson, she briefly imagines doing what?
(a) Suffocating Richard.
(b) Refusing to feed Richard.
(c) Giving Richard the wrong medicine.
(d) Finding another home for Richard.

2. How has Karina changed following her trip to New Orleans?
(a) She is stressed and fearful.
(b) She is excited and energetic.
(c) She is filled with a new joy.
(d) She is depressed and anxious.

3. From whom did Grace learn about Richard's ALS diagnosis?
(a) Hannah Chu.
(b) The news.
(c) Richard's agent.
(d) Karina.

4. Despite being given many warning, what occurrence shocks Richard and Karina?
(a) Grace failing out of school.
(b) Public reaction to Richard's diagnosis.
(c) The loss of Richard's legs.
(d) The sale of Richard's condo.

5. Who agrees to join Elise and Karina on one of their daily walks?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Grace.
(c) Bill.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feast does Karina make on Christmas Eve?

2. During their phone conversation, to what does Tommy attribute Richard's difficulty speaking?

3. What does Richard eat for dinner on Christmas Eve?

4. What does Tommy tell Richard?

5. Following the Christmas Eve incident, what does Richard notice about Karina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grace learn of Richard's diagnosis?

2. How does Karina prepare for Christmas Eve?

3. While Karina is in New Orleans, what trouble befalls Richard?

4. While Karina is in New Orleans, what does Richard try to do? Why?

5. What is ironic about Karina's asking Richard if he wants anything in Chapter Twenty-eight?

6. How does Richard's wheelchair impair his mobility, instead of facilitate it?

7. What advice does Bill give Karina?

8. After moving back in with Karina, where does Richard stay? What is notable about this room?

9. What does Karina imagine during the piano lesson with Dylan?

10. Who is Tommy and what information does Richard learn from him?

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