View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class does Elise teach?

2. Richard's pulmonologist has warned him in Chapter Ten that what machine will soon be necessary?

3. Before Karina leaves Richard in Chapter 9, he asks her to do what for him?

4. Whom does Richard's iPhone actually call at the end of Chapter Twelve?

5. Richard regrets he and Karina never got to have what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Elise give Karina during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

2. Why does Richard accidentally call Karina?

3. What is Richard's relationship like with his father?

4. Who is Elise and how did Karina meet her? What does Elise want Karina to do?

5. When Karina visits Richard for the second time, what changes in him does she notice?

6. What are Karina's thoughts regarding birth and destiny? How are these beliefs illustrated by her own life?

7. What is the second part of Richard that stops working?

8. Who is Maxine? How did Richard's diagnosis impact his relationship with her?

9. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what is Richard doing? Why?

10. What is the first part of Richard that stops working? What does he do as a result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Bill, Kathy, and Ginny and analyze the effects each has on both Richard and the plot as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

Helen Keller once wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Explain how the characters of Richard and Karina illustrate Keller’s words.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the future has in store for Karina after the close of the novel? Predict Karina’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 641 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample