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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 17, where does Theo remember that Carla disappeared when she vanished for an entire week?

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

3. In Chapter 13, who is visiting Irene when Laura arrives?

4. When does Theo like to take a quick walk around the neighborhood?

5. What pseudonym did Theo use for his book, The One Who Got Away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Miriam meet Theo?

3. How does Laura describe Miriam in Chapter 20?

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

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

6. What does Theo remember about the last time he saw Angela?

7. What does Laura take after getting groceries for Irene?

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

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

10. Why did Laura stab a man in the hand with a fork?

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 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 3

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?

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