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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 brooch did the psychologist wear during Zara's first session, but not Zara's second session?

2. How old is the person who leaves home with a pistol in Chapter 1?

3. How many pairs of shoes does Ro have?

4. Where does London work?

5. In Chapter 28, what does Anna-Lena think that she and Roger have come to resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Jack saw a girl at the bridge prepared to commit suicide a week after a man jumped from the bridge?

2. What are trips to school like for the bank robber's daughters?

3. How did the narrator describe Zara in Chapter 22?

4. What is the name of the real estate agent's agency, and why does it have that name?

5. Why is the man in the rabbit head in the bathroom?

6. At the end of Chapter 31, why does Anna-Lena find herself on the floor?

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

8. Why did Jim's wife not want him and their son to work together?

9. What did Jack and Jim do when they arrived at the apartment when the bank robber was holding people hostage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Estelle arranges a showing of her apartment at New Year’s. Why does Estelle arrange a showing of her apartment at New Year’s? Why is she struggling with loneliness?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Anxious People, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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