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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bill demands to speak privately with Karina, he expresses what concern?
(a) That she will burn out.
(b) That she will regret caring for Richard.
(c) That she is falling in love with Richard.
(d) That Richard is falling in love with her.

2. Why is Dr. George saddened?
(a) Because the clinical trial is failing.
(b) Because his office is closing.
(c) Because Richard did not bank his voice months ago.
(d) Because Richard is so far gone.

3. What does Richard request Karina play for him following her trip to New Orleans?
(a) Some jazz.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A Broadway showtune.
(d) A Nocturne by Chopin.

4. What happens when Richard is walking around the kitchen while Karina is in New Orleans?
(a) He falls.
(b) He eats a piece of cake.
(c) He walks into a cabinet.
(d) He begins to choke.

5. What two emotions kept Richard from telling Grace about his ALS?
(a) Consideration and denial.
(b) Stress and anxiety.
(c) Hope and pride.
(d) Love and fear.

6. While Karina is in New Orleans, who watches Richard?
(a) Elise.
(b) Bill.
(c) Richard's brother Tommy.
(d) Grace.

7. After the funeral, what do Richard's brothers tell him about their childhood?
(a) They feel guilty for not sticking up for Richard.
(b) They feel Richard was always loved more.
(c) They feel Richard did not earn their father's love.
(d) They feel Richard should have given up the piano.

8. The results of the swallowing study performed after Christmas Eve prompt what change in Richard?
(a) The insertion of a feeding tube.
(b) The use of a wheelchair.
(c) A tracheostomy.
(d) The removal of some of his intestine.

9. The type of ALS Richard has is called what?
(a) Random.
(b) Inherited.
(c) Distant.
(d) Sporadic.

10. From whom did Grace learn about Richard's ALS diagnosis?
(a) Karina.
(b) Hannah Chu.
(c) Richard's agent.
(d) The news.

11. Now that she is divorced and Grace is grown, what does Karina realize about her life while watching the jazz pianist?
(a) That all of her excuses are gone.
(b) That she can retire.
(c) That should go back to school.
(d) That she needs to teach more.

12. When Richard is walking around the kitchen while Karina is in New Orleans, what does he inspect?
(a) Karina's bills.
(b) Grace's schoolbag.
(c) The leftover pizza.
(d) A newspaper.

13. What song do Bill and Karina perform together?
(a) You Are My Sunshine.
(b) Memory.
(c) What a Wonderful World.
(d) Somewhere over the Rainbow.

14. While in New Orleans, what does Karina call "a prison of her own making"?
(a) Her education.
(b) Her unfulfilled life.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) Her failed marriage.

15. Why does Richard ask to try some dessert on Christmas Eve?
(a) Because he wants to prove a point.
(b) Because he wants his daughter to feel bad for him.
(c) Because he wants to take part.
(d) Because he wants to make Karina happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters does Richard write his father?

2. Despite being given many warning, what occurrence shocks Richard and Karina?

3. What feast does Karina make on Christmas Eve?

4. On what street does Karina live?

5. Who agrees to join Elise and Karina on one of their daily walks?

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