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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. How old was Daniel when he died?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 24.
(d) 28.

2. How far was Laura thrown when she was hit by the car when she was 10?
(a) 12 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 8 feet.
(d) 9 feet.

3. Who does Miriam remember visited the boy?
(a) Some young men his age.
(b) A young woman about his age.
(c) A woman with gray hair who might have been in her 50s.
(d) Some men and women his age.

4. Where is Irene's favorite reading spot?
(a) Armchair in her front room.
(b) On the swing on the front porch.
(c) Curled up in bed.
(d) Sectional sofa in her living room.

5. How many boxes of books did Carla Mayerson leave for her from her deceased sister Angela?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, why is Laura's father not able to come over?

3. Where did Daniel have knife wounds?

4. How long do the police believe that Daniel was dead before he was found?

5. Who is Deidre?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Carla remember about Ben's third birthday?

7. What does Laura remember about being with Daniel?

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

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

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

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