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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ira?
(a) 68.
(b) 40.
(c) 55.
(d) 50.

2. Was it nice to see old friends?
(a) Yes, only to learn about their lives.
(b) Sometimes, but they are happy they live far away.
(c) No, Maggie does not like reminders of her past.
(d) No, Ira hates leaving the house.

3. What time was very important to Serena?
(a) Time with her friends.
(b) Her high school years.
(c) Time with her mother.
(d) Time with her children.

4. Why is Serena angry?
(a) She does not think others are sad by Max's passing.
(b) She wishes she could have Max back.
(c) She finds Maggie and Ira together in a bedroom.
(d) She hits on a man, but the feelings are not returned .

5. Where does everyone go after the funeral?
(a) To the funeral home.
(b) To a resturant.
(c) Out for drinks.
(d) To Serena's house.

6. How long ago did the two fall in love with each other?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 25 years.

7. What does Serena look like at the funeral?
(a) Like a Spanish matron.
(b) A gold digger.
(c) A hot mess.
(d) A widow.

8. What is the name of Ira and Maggie's daughter?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Dominque.

9. What does the day remember?
(a) Serena's past instead of her husbands.
(b) The beautiful life they had together.
(c) Their children.
(d) How much Max loved his friends.

10. What is Ira unnerved by?
(a) Maggie's attitude.
(b) Maggie's driving.
(c) The bad weather.
(d) The fact that they are late leaving for their trip .

11. What is the novel Breathing Lessons about?
(a) Working out a commonplace marriage.
(b) Finding yourself.
(c) Life lessons from the view of an elderly person.
(d) Improving one's life.

12. Who does Serena wish was at the funeral?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Leroy.
(d) No one.

13. Why is their relationship essential to Ira?
(a) He likes to fight.
(b) Maggie is a great trophy wife.
(c) It helps him breathe and escape.
(d) He enjoys being with someone.

14. Whose funeral are they attending?
(a) Their granddaughter's.
(b) Their firend from out of town.
(c) Serena's husband.
(d) Their son's.

15. Who was sick in Ira's family?
(a) Ira's mother.
(b) His father and sisters.
(c) Ira's aunt.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ira wish to make an extra stop?

2. Why does Ira scold Maggie?

3. What does Maggie revisit in her memories?

4. What does Maggie notice at the end of the movie?

5. What is Ira in the midst of?

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