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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Richard hugs his nurse-practitioner, he identifies the connection as being one of what?
2. How often does Richard see his nurse-practitioner?
3. What type of music does Bill like best?
4. What is the name of Grace's boyfriend?
5. In the Prologue to the novel, Richard notes his playing lacks what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Richard's relationship like with his daughter at the beginning of the novel?
2. Who is Bill? What information does the reader learn about his background?
3. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what does she think about Richard's diagnosis? How does this opinion change by the end of her visit?
4. Who is Kathy DeVillo and how does she help Richard?
5. What idea does Richard have in Chapter Eleven? What does Bill think about this idea? Why?
6. When Karina visits Richard for the second time, what changes in him does she notice?
7. What is the second part of Richard that stops working?
8. What happens when Richard goes out in Chapter Twelve?
9. How did Richard meet Karina? What were his initial impressions of her?
10. When helping Richard in the bathroom, what moves Karina to tears? What does she decide?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Richard finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title reflect the lives of Richard and Karina? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Richard’s relationship with his father and with his daughter. How are they similar, and how are they different? Does Richard arrive at a place of peace with each before he dies? If so, how?
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