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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What class does Elise teach?
(a) Intervallic notation.
(b) Sight reading.
(c) Ear training.
(d) Contemporary improvisation.

3. Where does Karina visit Richard in the third chapter?
(a) His doctor's office.
(b) Richard's condo.
(c) A recital hall.
(d) A coffee shop.

4. Richard's pulmonologist has warned him in Chapter Ten that what machine will soon be necessary?
(a) A CPAP.
(b) A nebulizer.
(c) A ventilator.
(d) A BiPAP.

5. What is the name of the home health aide who comes in the afternoon?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marie.
(d) Melanie.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the meeting with his nurse-practitioner in the seventh chapter, what causes Richard to break down in tears?

2. By Chapter Ten, how does Richard feel when he wakes up every morning?

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

4. Who is Trevor?

5. Richard hopes his ALS diagnosis is really what ailment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Martyna and how did she influence Karina?

2. What is the "invisible presence" Richard feels every morning and why does he tell himself to be grateful for it?

3. What does the prologue to the novel illustrate about Richard?

4. What happens when Richard goes out in Chapter Twelve?

5. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what is Richard doing? Why?

6. What is Richard's relationship like with his father?

7. How does Richard adapt to the piano after the loss of his right hand? What does he find comfort in?

8. What is Richard's relationship like with his daughter at the beginning of the novel?

9. Why does Richard accidentally call Karina?

10. Who is Maxine? How did Richard's diagnosis impact his relationship with her?

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