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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 Chapter 11, who does Theo see on the towpath when he looks out the window after taking a walk?

2. Where was Janine looking at bird feeders when Laura was hit by a car?

3. What color was the car that hit Laura?

4. How long has it been since Theo talked to Carla in Chapter 22?

5. Where did Miriam get help?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When was the second-to-last time that Theo saw Angela, and what did they discuss?

3. How does Laura describe Miriam in Chapter 20?

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

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

6. Why does Carla not answer Theo's calls in Chapter 21?

7. Where does Carla go and what does she do on what would have been Ben's 18th birthday?

8. What message does Deidre leave for Laura on her phone?

9. What happens when Irene hears someone walking around in Angela's empty home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Theo and Clara’s son Ben died when he was three. How did Ben die? What were the repercussions of his death and why?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are some idioms in the book difficult for an American audience to understand?

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