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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their phone conversation, to what does Tommy attribute Richard's difficulty speaking?
(a) To excitement.
(b) To grief.
(c) To ALS.
(d) To fear.

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

3. What does Richard eat for dinner on Christmas Eve?
(a) A milkshake.
(b) Soup.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

4. What are the results of the breathing study performed after Christmas Eve?
(a) He can no longer talk and breathe at the same time.
(b) He can no longer inhale through his nose.
(c) He cannot hold his breath for more than thirty seconds.
(d) His ability to exhale has decreased.

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

6. Which of Karina's students sits in silence for nearly an entire lesson?
(a) David.
(b) Dylan.
(c) Derek.
(d) Dean.

7. As Grace is preparing to go back to school after a long weekend home, what does she tell Richard about her feelings?
(a) She feels Richard was a good father.
(b) She feels Richard chose the piano over her.
(c) She feels sad she never heard him play piano.
(d) She feels guilty for being angry with him.

8. What does Karina believe about how her decision to pursue jazz affected her relationship with Richard?
(a) She thinks the decision doomed their relationship.
(b) She thinks the decision helped their relationship.
(c) She thinks the decision put strain on their relationship.
(d) She thinks the decision had no impact on their relationship.

9. Despite being given many warning, what occurrence shocks Richard and Karina?
(a) Public reaction to Richard's diagnosis.
(b) The loss of Richard's legs.
(c) The sale of Richard's condo.
(d) Grace failing out of school.

10. Who is Tommy?
(a) Richard's father.
(b) Richard's manager.
(c) One of Richard's brothers.
(d) Richard's old piano teacher.

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

12. What machine helps Richard sleep well at night following the Christmas Eve incident?
(a) A pacemaker.
(b) A catheter.
(c) A BiPAP machine.
(d) An infusion pump.

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

14. Why has Richard given up banking his voice?
(a) He lost motivation after hearing his voice.
(b) He has no way to hold it.
(c) He has nothing to say.
(d) He can no longer speak.

15. How much does Richard weigh following Karina's trip to New Orleans?
(a) 120 pounds.
(b) 90 pounds.
(c) 110 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lift will help Karina move Richard in and out of bed?

2. Now that she is divorced and Grace is grown, what does Karina realize about her life while watching the jazz pianist?

3. After finding Richard writing to his father, Karina thinks Richard is what?

4. Richard remembers his mother stopping his father from taking what to the piano?

5. What does Grace have to absorb all at once?

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