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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. How does he feel about his children?
(a) He loves them dearly.
(b) He leaves their upbringing to Maggie.
(c) He has little reguard for them.
(d) He wishes he could connect with them.

2. As the couple drives along the highway, where does Maggie think they should go?
(a) To see thier daughter, Erin.
(b) To send a bouquet of flowers to Serena.
(c) To see Leroy, their granddaughter.
(d) To Philly.

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

4. What does Maggie revisit in her memories?
(a) How she can reconnect with her children.
(b) Her realization of love for Ira.
(c) Her time with Boris.
(d) She wishes she would have dated more men.

5. What is Ira in the midst of?
(a) A mid life crisis.
(b) A dream.
(c) A bout of depression.
(d) A divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ira wish to make an extra stop?

2. What is Maggie to Ira?

3. Who is Leroy?

4. What is Ira unnerved by?

5. What does Maggie begin to imagine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ira feel about his granddaughter?

2. What does Fiona reveal to Maggie?

3. What did Maggie do to try to see Leroy?

4. Where does everyone go after the funeral?

5. Who does the couple encounter on the highway in Part 2 of the novel?

6. Why is Maggie so happy at the end of this section?

7. Why did Fiona ask for a divorce?

8. What kept Ira from going to medical school ?

9. Why does this remind her of Serena?

10. What is the time frame of the novel?

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