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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. After Ben's death, how long did it take before Carla could get up every day, shower, and get dressed?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) A year.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

2. When does Nicholas, the owner of Books on a Boat, see a therapist?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Wednesdays.

3. In Chapter 3, how long ago did Daniel's mother die?
(a) 6 weeks ago.
(b) 8 weeks ago.
(c) 7 weeks ago.
(d) 10 weeks ago.

4. How old is Laura?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 21.

5. What month is it in Chapter 2?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose watch does Laura have in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 9, how long has Miriam lived on her boat?

4. Where does Daniel's father live?

5. How many days a week does Miriam work at Books on a Boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Theo tell the police that he saw Saturday morning?

2. Why does Laura struggle to match her outward behavior to her emotional state?

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Carla think that Theo's writing success might end their marriage, and why did it not?

8. What does Miriam do every second Sunday?

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

10. What does Laura remember about being with Daniel?

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