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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what does Theo feel trapped in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A dead-end job.
(b) An endless nightmare.
(c) A bad movie.
(d) A loveless marriage.

2. Why does Alicia shake her head no in Part Two, Chapter Seven?
(a) When Theo asks if she would like to speak.
(b) When Theo states Alicia is faking her mental illness.
(c) When Theo wonders if Gabriel deserved to be shot.
(d) When Theo says that a part of Alicia had hated Gabriel.

3. In Part Two, Chapter Five, how long does Diomedes give Theo to make progress with Alicia?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

4. According to Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine, what do people often confuse for love?
(a) Drama and dysfunction.
(b) Strife and sorrow.
(c) Crisis and calamity.
(d) Excitement and euphoria.

5. What is the name of Gabriel's brother?
(a) Max Berenson.
(b) Mark Berenson.
(c) Michael Berenson.
(d) Matt Berenson.

6. What painting is Alicia working on in Part Two, Chapter One?
(a) A painting of herself.
(b) A painting of Jesus on the cross.
(c) A painting of her father.
(d) A painting of a car accident.

7. What suggestion does Jean-Felix make in Part Two, Chapter Twenty regarding Alicia?
(a) To leave her alone.
(b) To let him question her.
(c) To let her paint.
(d) To get her to write.

8. Whom did the narrator internalize, leading him to have psychological issues?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) His older brother.

9. Who is the clinical director at the Grove?
(a) Lonzo Demetriou.
(b) Lucian Demos.
(c) Lorenzo Deltas.
(d) Lazarus Diomedes.

10. How does Christian view Theo's plan to help Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Three?
(a) As illogical and irrational.
(b) As a waste of time.
(c) As undermining his authority.
(d) As unfair to the other patients.

11. How did Alicia's mother die?
(a) By drawing.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) By falling from the roof.

12. According to Alicia in the prologue to the novel, who gave Alicia the diary?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her neighbor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her gallerist.

13. According to Theo in Part Two, Chapter Five, what did Alicia's attack on him signify?
(a) A sign of fear.
(b) A desire to communicate.
(c) A need for more medication.
(d) A hatred of Theo.

14. In Part Two, Chapter Seven, Theo admits what about his feelings toward his wife?
(a) He feels he is not good enough for her.
(b) He feels she is not good enough for him.
(c) He hates her sometimes.
(d) He idolizes her.

15. How does Lydia describe Alicia's painting of her in Part Two, Chapter Seventeen?
(a) As realistic ridicule.
(b) As an offensive travesty.
(c) As an explicit parody.
(d) As an obscene mockery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation does Alicia have about her current project in Part Two, Chapter One?

2. According to the narrator in the Part One, Chapter Three, what saved his life?

3. What meeting does Theo attend immediately upon arriving at the Grove in Part One, Chapter Five?

4. Where does Theo travel in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?

5. How does Alicia describe Gabriel's face in Part Two, Chapter One?

(see the answer keys)

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