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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. What did Johanna want to buy on the day she died that she did not want Mike to know about?
(a) A car.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A pregnancy test kit.
(d) A birthday gift for him.

2. What favor does Mattie ask of Mike?
(a) Not to tell about finding her child in the road.
(b) To lend her twenty dollars.
(c) To give her a ride to town.
(d) To autograph her copies of his books.

3. What project is Mike working on when Johanna dies?
(a) A novel.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) Painting the house.
(d) A deck on the house.

4. What words does Mike hear recorded on the dictation machine?
(a) Kyra, Kia.
(b) Killer Mike.
(c) Oh, Mike.
(d) Lovely Johanna.

5. Who is the caretaker of the Sara Laughs cottage?
(a) Bill Dean.
(b) Phil Voiles.
(c) Jim Morgan.
(d) Dave Dapore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mattie call Mike?

2. What is the name of the place the local people call a country club?

3. What does John Storrow tell Mike will be an important factor in Devore's attempt to get custody of Kyra?

4. Why does Mike visit Jo's studio in Chapter 11?

5. What is the nickname of the moose head over the fireplace at Sara Laughs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike think that there must not be a connection between Mattie and Max Devore, a wealthy man in the area?

2. Why is the completion of his novel a month after Johanna's death the event that drives home the fact that she will not be coming back?

3. When does Mike begin to notice something odd about the magnets on the refrigerator door?

4. What is Mike's demeanor when he spends Christmas with Jo's family, the Arlens?

5. Why does Bill Dean advise Mike to stay away from Mattie?

6. Why is Mike surprised by his budding friendship with Mattie?

7. What makes Mike realize that he must return to Sara Laughs?

8. What disturbing sound does Mike hear in his house during the night?

9. Why is Mike so moved by all that has happened to him since he has returned to Sara Laughs?

10. How does Mike meet Mattie and Kyra Devore and why is the meeting emotionally difficult for him?

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