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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of music did Karina once play?
(a) Pop Rock.
(b) Ragtime.
(c) Liturgical.
(d) Jazz.

2. Where was Karina born?
(a) Zabrze.
(b) Gdansk.
(c) Ukraine.
(d) Moscow.

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

4. In the seventh chapter, Richard's nurse-practitioner advises him to order what item as soon as possible?
(a) A ventilator.
(b) A power wheelchair.
(c) A ramp.
(d) A Hoyer lift.

5. As Karina listens to the music in the coffee shop, what emotions does she experience?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Longing and sorrow.
(d) Anxiety.

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

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

8. What school does Grace attend?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) The University of the Arts.
(c) The University of Miami.
(d) The University of Pennsylvania.

9. Whom does Richard attempt to call at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Bill.
(b) Caring Health.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Karina.

10. What type of music does Bill like best?
(a) Broadway showtunes.
(b) Current pop hits.
(c) Country.
(d) Hard rock.

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

12. In the Prologue to the novel, Richard notes his playing lacks what?
(a) Control.
(b) Technical skill.
(c) An emotional connection.
(d) A full crowd.

13. Richard feels that his appointments with the nurse practitioner amount to what?
(a) Prescription information.
(b) Physical therapy.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Data collection.

14. When Richard hugs his nurse-practitioner, he identifies the connection as being one of what?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Care.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karina visits Richard in the third chapter, how does the visit end?

2. Once Karina became a mother, what did she stop doing?

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

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

5. It occurs to Richard that saying goodbye to his ex-girlfriend was the last time he would ever do what?

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