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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 long had Miriam worked at the bookshop the first time she saw Theo there?
(a) No more than 6 months.
(b) About 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 8 months.

2. When did William die?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2013.

3. When Miriam first talked to Theo about his writing, how long had it been since Theo had published anything substantial?
(a) More than a decade.
(b) A dozen years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. In Chapter 13, who is visiting Irene when Laura arrives?
(a) Police.
(b) Carla.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Theo.

5. How much does Irene pay Laura to get her groceries?
(a) 6 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miriam take from Lorraine's room after her wake?

2. How long did Miriam and Lorraine not speak after they fought about a boy named Ian Gladstone?

3. Six or seven years after Ben died, where did Carla have to go and get Angela?

4. What did Carla bring with her that she had considered using to commit suicide in Chapter 18?

5. What did Jez do when Lorraine told him she and Miriam had to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Angela tell Carla about when Ben died?

2. When Laura looked up information about her accident on the internet, what does she learn?

3. What does Miriam remember about what happened after she and Lorraine got a ride with Jez?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Laura confess to Irene?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Theo think about Carla?

6. What is the boat like that is moored where Daniel's boat was?

7. How does Laura react when she realizes that Miriam has her house key?

8. Who stops and talks to Laura when she is banging on the door to the launderette?

9. What did Theo do when he had horrible writer's block?

10. Why did Irene like Angela, and why does she like Laura?

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