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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. How did Carla and Angela's mother die?
2. Who is the first person Laura tries to call in Chapter 1?
3. What type of classes does Laura remember that her mother began to take one fall?
4. How many surgeries did Laura have to have after her car accident?
5. In Chapter 2, by how many days has the young man in the boat next to Miriam overstayed in his mooring?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the police ask Laura about her relationship with Daniel, what does she say?
2. Why does Miriam decide to check on a young man whose boat has been moored two days longer than he is entitled to be?
3. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Carla remember about a conversation she had with Daniel and Angela?
4. How does Laura remember her father and Deidre reacting after she snuck out of the house when she was 13 and went to a party?
5. What conversation does Laura have with her mother when she calls her in Chapter 8?
6. What does Carla remember about Ben's third birthday?
7. In Chapter 1, what is Laura struggling with?
8. What does Laura do after she wraps her arm in toilet paper?
9. How was Laura injured?
10. How did Carla and Theo's son Ben die?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Laura often makes bad choices. Why does Laura make bad choices? What does she attribute her bad choices to? Does Laura suffer from impulse control?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
Miriam and a friend were abducted when they were teenagers. What happened to Miriam’s friend, Lorraine, when they were abducted? Why does Miriam blame herself for her friend’s death?
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