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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. At what time in the morning does Christine write on November 17th because she is unable to sleep?
(a) 2:07 a.m.
(b) 3:12 a.m.
(c) 2:07 p.m.
(d) 5:28 a.m.

2. What is the setting of "Before I Go to Sleep"?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

3. What do Christine and Dr. Nash have while talking in Part 1: Today?
(a) Martinis.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milkshakes.
(d) Dinner.

4. What is in the package given to Christine by Dr. Nash in her November 14th entry?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A baby blanket.
(c) A paperback novel.
(d) A photo album.

5. In her November 13th entry, Christine remembers lying in bed with Ben and his expressing an urgency to go for what reason?
(a) Not to miss the beginning of a movie.
(b) A funeral was about to start.
(c) To catch a train.
(d) To beat the traffic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Christine's November 9th entry, Dr. Nash shows Christine a picture of what?

2. What is the name of the son Christine had?

3. For what occasion does Ben say he and Christine will be going out of town on vacation soon in Part 1: Today?

4. How long ago had Christine been injured at the beginning of the novel?

5. Christine has a strong memory of she and Ben becoming distracted by passion while doing what in her November 12th entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine feel about her situation and her husband when she is left alone in Part 1: Today?

2. What are Dr. Nash's motivations in helping Christine? Are they pure?

3. What memory returns to Christine while in the house she once lived in with Dr. Nash in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 12?

4. How does Christine first approach Ben in Part 1: Today? What does he relate to her?

5. What does Christine's memory of having written a novel lead her to do in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 13?

6. What instructions does Ben give Christine when he leaves in Part 1: Today?

7. How does Christine describe her feelings when working with Dr. Nash in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 12?

8. How does Christine describe her morning in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10?

9. Where does Christine write of having gone with Ben in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10? What did she learn?

10. What does Christine find as her surroundings upon waking in Part 1: Today?

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