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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. In Chapter 42, what does Jack find in a ventilation duct above the walk-in closet?

2. What did Ro used to call her dad and ask if it was okay to buy with a short best-before date?

3. In Chapter 52, what word can Jack see on the box in the hallway of the apartment building where the hostage situation is happening?

4. In Chapter 46, where does Jack find a bullet?

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the bank robber live after the hostage situation?

2. What does Zara tell Nadia that she likes to do and why?

3. Why does Anna-Lena say that Roger waited 20 minutes to move his car after a man asked if he could have Roger's parking space?

4. Why does Lennart go to the closet for some pants?

5. What does Jack find in the walk-in closet at the apartment?

6. What does Estelle say about the secret of a long marriage?

7. How did Julia and Ro meet and start their relationship?

8. How does the bank robber get the key to the other apartment?

9. Why is Roger right when he says that the top floor of the building used to be one apartment?

10. Why has Nadia not prescribed antidepressants for Zara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The bank robber’s husband has an affair. What does the narrator think happened to the bank robber’s marriage? Why does the narrator think complacency played a part in the failure of the marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Events and characters cause a chain reaction in the story. What incident causes a chain reaction to occur in the story? How does the chain reaction influence characters' actions?

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