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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 does Jim remember that his wife used to pour in his pillowcase as he was about to go to bed?

2. How many pizzas does Jack remember that the hostages ordered?

3. In Chapter 65, who does the narrator say opened the door when Jim delivered the pizzas?

4. In Chapter 51, what is the psychologist eating when Zara arrives early for her appointment?

5. Who comes to the door when Jim brings the pizza?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Lennart's interview, what does Jack say about marriage?

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

3. What does Nadia tell Zara about getting close to people?

4. What does the narrator say is the truth at the end of the book?

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

6. 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?

7. What does Ro request when Estelle offers to make some food?

8. What happens when the bank robber is sitting alone in the hall in Chapter 47?

9. What does Jack do when he learns that his father let the bank robber escape?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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