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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Leroy?
(a) The couple's son.
(b) Maggie's lover.
(c) Maggie's granddaughter.
(d) The hotel owner.

2. What makes Maggie so mad?
(a) That Ira has the nerve to scold her.
(b) That Ira does not listen to her.
(c) She does not think Ira loves her.
(d) She misses her grand daughter.

3. What was Ira's dream?
(a) To go to medical school.
(b) Own his own business.
(c) He wanted to be a lawyer.
(d) Get a Master's degree.

4. Why was Boris upset with Maggie?
(a) She would not have sex with him.
(b) She loved her dog too much.
(c) He did not understand her liking of working in a nursing home.
(d) She paid too much attention to friends.

5. What movie do they watch at Serena's house?
(a) A baptism.
(b) An anniversary party.
(c) Serena and Mike's wedding.
(d) A bat mitzvah.

6. What or who does Ira not want to concern himself with?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Leroy.

7. Who was Maggie dating before Ira?
(a) Bennson Morris.
(b) Boris Drumm.
(c) Mike Douglas.
(d) Jason.

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

9. What ambitions did Boris have?
(a) To be a lawyer.
(b) To be a great artist.
(c) Move to NYC.
(d) Political.

10. What does Serena make a mental note of?
(a) The look and feel of the funeral.
(b) The way everyone looks.
(c) The people who are not supporting her and singing.
(d) Everyone's attitudes.

11. How does this make Maggie feel?
(a) Confused.
(b) Annoyed .
(c) Sad.
(d) Angered.

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

13. What does Maggie begin to imagine?
(a) A life without Ira.
(b) A life without children.
(c) Time when Ira and her had a good realtionship.
(d) A completely different life.

14. Where is the couple traveling to in the first section of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) California.
(d) Chicago.

15. What are difficult events in life?
(a) Losing money.
(b) Transitions.
(c) New babies.
(d) Having difficult times with partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Maggie refuse to go after high school graduation?

2. Why does this make Ira happy?

3. What makes Serena upset?

4. What is the novel Breathing Lessons about?

5. What day of the week does the story start?

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