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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, she is surprised to see who there?
(a) Trevor.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Bill.
(d) Maxine.

2. What was the name of Karina's childhood piano teacher?
(a) Mr. Borowitz.
(b) Mr. Kowalski.
(c) Mr. Bender.
(d) Mr. Nowak.

3. Which musician's music plays in the coffee shop while Karina is visiting her daughter?
(a) Duke Ellington.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) Thelonious Monk.

4. Before Karina leaves Richard in Chapter 9, he asks her to do what for him?
(a) Feed him.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Scratch his head.
(d) Help him into bed.

5. During the meeting with his nurse-practitioner in the seventh chapter, what causes Richard to break down in tears?
(a) His most recent breakup.
(b) Thoughts of his daughter.
(c) The thought of how much money his ALS is costing him.
(d) The sheer immensity of his losses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first chapter of the novel, Karina attends a graduation party for whom?

2. As the audience applauds in the Prologue to the novel, how does Richard feel?

3. What does Karina believe had the greatest impact on her destiny?

4. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, what is he practicing?

5. Where does Karina visit Richard in the third chapter?

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