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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 Chapter 3, how long does Carla think it has been since she saw Daniel?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) A week or two.

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

3. What floor does Laura live on?
(a) 6th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 7th.

4. Where does Daniel's father live?
(a) Australia.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) America.
(d) Hong Kong.

5. How long has it been since Carla moved out of Theo's house in Chapter 7?
(a) Almost 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) About 3 years.
(d) 7 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miriam remember visited the boy?

2. In Chapter 9, who is waiting at the bookshop when Miriam arrives?

3. What type of classes does Laura remember that her mother began to take one fall?

4. How many boxes of books did Carla Mayerson leave for her from her deceased sister Angela?

5. Who is Deidre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miriam have in the wooden box where she keeps her trinkets?

2. Why does Miriam decide to check on a young man whose boat has been moored two days longer than he is entitled to be?

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

4. What happened the day Angela's body was found?

5. How does Laura remember her father and Deidre reacting after she snuck out of the house when she was 13 and went to a party?

6. Where does Carla feel most at home?

7. What does Laura do after she wraps her arm in toilet paper?

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

9. What conversation does Laura have with her mother when she calls her in Chapter 8?

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

(see the answer keys)

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