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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. When does Nicholas, the owner of Books on a Boat, see a therapist?

2. How many hours after the police picked up Laura was she allowed to go home?

3. How old was Ben when he died?

4. How many identical houses are on the street where Irene lives?

5. After Ben's death, how long did it take before Carla could get up every day, shower, and get dressed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Carla remember about a conversation she had with Daniel and Angela?

9. What does Laura remember about being with Daniel?

10. What does Miriam do every second Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irene knows that people like Carla look at little old ladies like her and dismiss them as dim, distracted, forgetful, and foolish. Is Irene old? How do people tend to dismiss her because of her age? What do people assume about her because of her age? Why is Irene the target of ageism?

Essay Topic 2

Laura discovers that what she is told about her accident is not true. How does Laura learn the truth about her accident? Why does she feel betrayed when she learns the truth?

Essay Topic 3

Miriam believes that Theo stole her story for one of his books. Why does Miriam believe that Theo stole her story? How has her belief that he stole her ideas caused a confrontational relationship between them?

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