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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, what is the girl's breath compared to?

2. When does Miriam remember that Carla Myerson visited her nephew with a bottle of wine?

3. Where does Daniel's father live?

4. What time did Miriam discover the boy's body?

5. Where is Irene's favorite reading spot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Miriam do every second Sunday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura was in an accident when she was ten. How was Laura injured when she was ten? What physical and emotional injuries did she sustain? Why was she diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury? How is she affected by the accident even as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

Theo gets writer’s block after Ben’s death. How does the author use figurative language to describe Theo’s struggles and victories with writing?

Essay Topic 3

Laura’s parents are mostly absent in her life. How would you describe Laura’s relationship with her parents? Why is the relationship dysfunctional?

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