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

2. Richard remembers his mother stopping his father from taking what to the piano?

3. What song do Bill and Karina perform together?

4. What does Bill think Karina needs regarding her relationship with Richard?

5. The results of the breathing study explain why Richard is always in what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the incident on Christmas Eve, what two tests are performed on Richard? What are the results?

2. What surprising information do Richard's brothers tell him at the funeral? What is the effect on Richard?

3. How does Karina prepare for Christmas Eve?

4. What changes does Richard see in Karina following her trip to New Orleans?

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

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

7. What happens when Karina arrives home after taking a walk with Elise and Grace? What is her reaction?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the novel’s settings influence both the character of Richard and the novel’s plot.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of music as it pertains to the lives or Richard and Karina.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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