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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While sitting on the bench, Richard reflects that Curtis provided both him and Karina with what?
(a) A strong technical background.
(b) A good education.
(c) Many happy memories.
(d) Freedom and fulfillment.

2. What information does Elise tell Karina about Richard during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?
(a) That Richard is now in a wheelchair.
(b) That Richard is losing his home.
(c) That both of his arms are totally paralyzed.
(d) That Richard has pneumonia.

3. In the novel's second chapter, Richard lies in bed waiting for what?
(a) His muscle tremors to begin.
(b) A reporter to arrive.
(c) His girlfriend to call.
(d) His recital to begin.

4. Upon arriving back at his condo in Chapter Twelve, what does Richard find?
(a) His phone is ringing upstairs.
(b) He has lost his key.
(c) There is no one to let him back inside.
(d) Karina is waiting for him.

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

6. Why does Richard feel humiliated when Karina visits him in the third chapter?
(a) Because he trips and falls.
(b) Because he cannot open a bottle of wine.
(c) Because he forgets important information.
(d) Because he drops a glass.

7. Richard's nurse-practitioner advises him to do what to his liquids?
(a) Thin them.
(b) Thicken them.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Boil them.

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

9. Whom does Richard's iPhone actually call at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Bill.
(b) Grace.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Karina.

10. Before becoming a home health aide, what did Bill do for a living?
(a) He was a law clerk.
(b) He was a shop owner.
(c) He was a travel agent.
(d) He was a teacher.

11. What is the name of Grace's boyfriend?
(a) Miles.
(b) Matt.
(c) Mack.
(d) Mike.

12. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, she barely notices what outside?
(a) Boxes of Richard's belongings.
(b) A motorized lift.
(c) A "For Sale" sign.
(d) A wheelchair ramp.

13. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, what does she bring with her?
(a) A sympathy card and a bouquet of flowers.
(b) A plate of pierogi and a bottle of red wine.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A collection of belongings he left at her house.

14. As the audience applauds in the Prologue to the novel, how does Richard feel?
(a) Like he is on top of the world.
(b) Like he is full of hope.
(c) Like he is loved by everyone and no one.
(d) Like he is about to cry.

15. Which childhood friend changed Karina's thoughts about childhood?
(a) Maryla.
(b) Marzena.
(c) Martyna.
(d) Magda.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Richard gets dressed in the sixth chapter, what makes him feel demoralized?

2. Where does Elise invite Karina as they take their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

3. What does Bill add to Richard's milkshake in Chapter Eleven?

4. What type of music did Karina once play?

5. By Chapter Ten, how does Richard feel when he wakes up every morning?

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