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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. What book was Theo working on when Ben died?

2. How far is Carla's house from Theo's?

3. What color was the car that hit Laura?

4. When is the earliest that Theo usually allows himself to drink?

5. What did Jez do when Lorraine told him she and Miriam had to leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Laura describe Miriam in Chapter 20?

4. What is the boat like that is moored where Daniel's boat was?

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

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

7. Why did Irene like Angela, and why does she like Laura?

8. What did Carla and Daniel do after Angela's funeral?

9. What happened to the man who abducted Miriam and killed Lorraine?

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

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 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 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?

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