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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 is Mike doing when his phone rings at the cabin?

2. What does Mike ask Bill Dean to do before he goes to the cabin?

3. What type of flowers does Mike see in his dream and also in a photo taken by Bill Dean?

4. Who is Mike's wife?

5. What does Mike buy at the store in addition to a bottle of red wine?

Short Essay Questions

1. When do Mike's nightmares begin?

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

3. Does Mike's nightmare of arriving at Sara Laughs come true when Mike finally does arrive at the cottage?

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

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

6. How had Mattie tried to cooperate with Max regarding Kyra?

7. What is Mike's profession and how does his work suffer after the death of his wife?

8. 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?

9. Who is the protagonist of the story and what tragedy befalls his wife very early in the story?

10. Had Johanna told anyone else about her pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of truth. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Kyra. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Kyra's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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