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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. In the book No Country for Old Men from the box of books Carla left, what was inside?
(a) A postcard purchased at the V&A.
(b) Drawing of 2 children holding hands.
(c) A birthday card.
(d) Photo of a house with a white picket fence.

2. Who is reading the story in the Prologue?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Irene.
(c) Anna.
(d) Lucille.

3. Where does Irene leave?
(a) Hayward's Place.
(b) Aylesbury St.
(c) St. John St.
(d) Sans Walk.

4. How long do the police believe that Daniel was dead before he was found?
(a) 12 to 36 hours.
(b) 36 to 48 hours.
(c) 24 to 36 hours.
(d) 18 to 24 hours.

5. In Chapter 10, where was Daniel going to go to boarding school?
(a) Oxfordshire.
(b) Bedfordshire.
(c) Middlesex.
(d) Abingdon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long does Carla think it has been since she saw Daniel?

2. How long after Theo and Carla married did he publish a tragicomedy set in a Sicilian town?

3. What month is it in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 1, what is Laura wearing?

5. In Chapter 6, how long has Irene's husband William been gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Irene glad to have Angela's books?

2. What did Miriam take from the boat where the young man died?

3. What does Miriam believe that Theo Myerson did to her?

4. What is Irene's favrorite reading spot and why?

5. What does Carla tell the police about her nephew and his family?

6. How did Carla and Theo's son Ben die?

7. Where does Carla feel most at home?

8. In Chapter 1, what is Laura struggling with?

9. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Carla remember about a conversation she had with Daniel and Angela?

10. When the police ask Laura about her relationship with Daniel, what does she say?

(see the answer keys)

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