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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 old was Richard when he hit Laura?

2. What is the name of Miriam's boat?

3. In Chapter 21, where does Carla keep Angela's ashes?

4. How much of the change does Laura keep after she buys Irene's groceries?

5. How long had Miriam worked at the bookshop the first time she saw Theo there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Irene remember about the first Christmas after WIlliam died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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