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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Estelle keep the key to the other apartment that is for sale?
(a) Purse.
(b) Kitchen drawer.
(c) Nail on the wall.
(d) A book.

2. When does the real estate agent plan to try the other apartment that is for sale?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

3. What type of music does Zara like?
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Country.
(d) Death metal.

4. In Chapter 51, what is the psychologist eating when Zara arrives early for her appointment?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Kale.
(c) Tofu.
(d) Nut butter and bread.

5. Who does the bank robber text to say she is okay after the hostage situation ends?
(a) Ro.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Anna-Lena.
(d) Julia.

6. In Chapter 47, who tells the bank robber not to do anything silly?
(a) Roger.
(b) Julia.
(c) Anna-Lena.
(d) Zara.

7. What do Jack and Jim find at the back of the walk-in closet in the apartment in Chapter 42?
(a) Rags.
(b) Empty wine bottles.
(c) Old books.
(d) Old toys.

8. Who is the only person who will not accept a hug from Estelle in Chapter 68?
(a) Lennart.
(b) The real estate agent.
(c) Zara.
(d) Roger.

9. In a quote that Jim's wife liked, what did a man say he would plant even if "the world was going to hell tomorrow" (298)?
(a) Pear tree.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Garden.
(d) Apple tree.

10. Who does the bank robber tell Jim would like fireworks before the hostages are released?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Zara.
(c) Julia.
(d) Ro.

11. In Chapter 40, who goes to the closet to talk to Anna-Lena?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Ro.
(c) The real estate agent.
(d) Julia.

12. What does Zara prefer to order at restaurants?
(a) Steak.
(b) Baked fish.
(c) Shellfish.
(d) Pasta.

13. How many times a day does Julia say she is going to the bathroom in Chapter 40?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 35.

14. What does the bank robber give Roger at the beginning of Chapter 38?
(a) Handkerchief.
(b) Cotton balls.
(c) Tissue.
(d) Chewing gum.

15. When does Estelle say that she stopped watching fireworks from the balcony?
(a) 7 years ago.
(b) 11 years ago.
(c) 5 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 58, how early does Julia say that she cut short a vacation because she did not have the energy to keep up with her fiancee?

2. How far is the drive Jim and Jack take to get their daughter/sister?

3. Why is Ro's father not able to inspect the apartment for her?

4. Who suggests lighting a fire in Chapter 61?

5. What does Jim remember that his wife used to put on her breakfast cereal?

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