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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. Where does Carla tell Theo she goes when she visits her sister in secret?
(a) Book club.
(b) Art classes.
(c) Pilates classes.
(d) Yoga classes.

2. When Laura was in an accident when she was a child, how many days was she in a coma?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. How soon after Laura gets home from grocery shopping do the police bang on her front door?
(a) 45 seconds.
(b) A minute.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 30 seconds.

4. When does Miriam remember that Carla Myerson visited her nephew with a bottle of wine?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

5. How old is Daniel when Carla begins seeing her sister Angela again?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is the name of Theo's dog that went missing six weeks ago?

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

3. When does Miriam clean the toilet?

4. How old was Daniel when he died?

5. Where is Irene's favorite reading spot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Laura injured?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Laura remember about being with Daniel?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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