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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard compares having ALS to what situation?
(a) Watching an awful movie.
(b) Being stuck in quicksand.
(c) Forgetting a concerto during a recital.
(d) Getting into a car accident.

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

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

4. When Karina visits Richard in the third chapter, how does the visit end?
(a) Karina smashes a bottle of wine and Richard orders her to leave.
(b) Karina smashes a framed photo and Richard pushes her.
(c) Karina insults Richard and Richard begins to cry.
(d) Karina mocks Richard's illness and Richard stares in shock.

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

6. What allows Richard to use the computer without the use of his arms?
(a) A Head Mouse.
(b) Foot controls.
(c) A tongue depressor.
(d) Voice activation.

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

8. While at the graduation party, Karina learns what news?
(a) Richard has canceled his tour due to ALS.
(b) Richard is being sued for breach of contract.
(c) Richard is engaged to a young model.
(d) Richard has signed a lucrative contract.

9. What did Richard's father value when Richard was younger?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Respectfulness.
(c) Good grades.
(d) Athletic achievement.

10. In the Prologue to the novel, Richard is playing a piece by which composer?
(a) Ravel.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Schumann.

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

12. Where did Richard take a teaching position 20 years ago?
(a) Yale School of Music.
(b) The New England Conservatory of Music.
(c) Royal College of Music.
(d) The Juilliard School.

13. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, what is he practicing?
(a) A speech to his daughter.
(b) Moving his toes.
(c) Squeezing a ball.
(d) Scales with his left hand.

14. What is the name of Richard's last girlfriend?
(a) Marilyn.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Millie.
(d) Marla.

15. When did Bill become a home health aide?
(a) After seeing the numerous career opportunities in the field.
(b) After his mother fell ill.
(c) After nursing his partner through his final days.
(d) After needing a home health aide himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music does Bill like best?

2. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, what does she bring with her?

3. What was the name of Karina's childhood piano teacher?

4. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, he notes the disease has progressed to what?

5. Before Karina leaves Richard in Chapter 9, he asks her to do what for him?

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