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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Bill demands to speak privately with Karina, he indicates Karina needs to do what?
(a) Pray for Richard.
(b) Forget Richard.
(c) Forgive Richard.
(d) Find another home for Richard.

3. What surprise does Karina have for Richard after the sale of his condo?
(a) His piano.
(b) The construction of a ramp.
(c) A visit from Maxine.
(d) A power wheelchair.

4. After finding Richard writing to his father, Karina thinks Richard is what?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Ungrateful.
(d) Pathetic.

5. What does Bill think Karina needs regarding her relationship with Richard?
(a) To admit she still loves him.
(b) An apology.
(c) To reverse the divorce.
(d) Closure.

6. Richard remembers his mother stopping his father from taking what to the piano?
(a) A bat.
(b) A golf club.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A chainsaw.

7. What feast does Karina make on Christmas Eve?
(a) Wigilia.
(b) The 13 Desserts.
(c) La Vigilia.
(d) Kūčios.

8. To whom does Richard write letters on the computer?
(a) His father.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Karina.
(d) His daughter.

9. What does Grace have to absorb all at once?
(a) Her failing grades.
(b) Karina's transformation.
(c) Richard's transformation.
(d) Her studies.

10. Following the Christmas Eve incident, what is Richard unable to control?
(a) His saliva.
(b) His bladder.
(c) His breathing.
(d) His Head Mouse.

11. 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.

12. When Richard moves back in with Karina, what keeps him inside the house?
(a) He doesn't want to ask Karina for help.
(b) He doesn't want the neighbors to see him.
(c) He enjoys staying inside.
(d) He is having trouble walking.

13. How does Grace protect Richard while Karina is in New Orleans?
(a) She performs the Heimlich maneuver on him.
(b) She calls his doctor for him.
(c) She sleeps next to him all night.
(d) She performs CPR on him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karina believe about how her decision to pursue jazz affected her relationship with Richard?

2. Where has Richard's childhood piano gone?

3. Following the Christmas holiday, Richard's voice has weakened so badly he can no longer use what?

4. Why does Richard ask to try some dessert on Christmas Eve?

5. How has Karina changed following her trip to New Orleans?

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