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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast does the world spin through space?
(a) 2 million miles an hour.
(b) 2.5 million miles an hour.
(c) 1.5 million miles an hour.
(d) 1 million miles an hour.

2. In Chapter 5, what did a man do before he went to stand on a bridge ten years ago?
(a) Went to work.
(b) Dropped his children off at school.
(c) Took back his library books.
(d) Got groceries.

3. What does the young police officer do to try to stop the nightmares he has?
(a) Sees a psychologist.
(b) Runs.
(c) Meditates.
(d) Takes anti-depressants.

4. In Chapter 12, what does the older policeman's wife call him?
(a) Horse.
(b) Cat.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Dog.

5. What does Estelle offer the bank robber when the bank robber gets upset?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Handkerchief.
(c) Water.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of milk does an older police officer tell a younger policeman that he bought?

2. In Chapter 10, who was the first person who saw the man on the bridge ten years ago?

3. In Chapter 32, who is the only hostage who is not lying on the floor?

4. How many children do Anna-Lena and Roger have?

5. What hobby did Zara take up after her psychologist suggested that she find a hobby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anxious People about according to the narrator?

2. Why were the owners of the other apartment on the same floor as the apartment where the hostage drama was going on getting a divorce?

3. Who is Estelle and why is her husband not with her at the apartment showing?

4. When Zara was being interviewed by Jim, what did she say about the hostage situation?

5. What nicknames does the bank robber and the bank robber's daughters use for one another?

6. Why does the narrator say that the real estate agent was not doing a good job?

7. What type of excuses might an addict's child come up with as excuses for their parent?

8. What did Jack do when he was the first police officer into the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

9. Who comes out of the bathroom in Chapter 36?

10. What happened after the hostages left the apartment?

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