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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. Which medication promises to give Richard an extra three months of life?
(a) Radicava.
(b) Baclofen.
(c) Rilutek.
(d) Diazepam.

2. Which childhood friend changed Karina's thoughts about childhood?
(a) Marzena.
(b) Magda.
(c) Martyna.
(d) Maryla.

3. What part of Richard stops working first?
(a) His left leg.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His right foot.

4. What information does Elise tell Karina about Richard during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?
(a) That Richard has pneumonia.
(b) That Richard is losing his home.
(c) That Richard is now in a wheelchair.
(d) That both of his arms are totally paralyzed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern regarding Grace does Karina share during her visit to Richard in Chapter Nine?

2. Where does Elise invite Karina as they take their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

3. When Karina visits Richard in the third chapter, he compares her palate to what?

4. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, what is he practicing?

5. Before becoming a home health aide, what did Bill do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Karina's thoughts regarding birth and destiny? How are these beliefs illustrated by her own life?

2. What is the second part of Richard that stops working?

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

4. Who is Bill? What information does the reader learn about his background?

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

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

7. What idea does Richard have in Chapter Eleven? What does Bill think about this idea? Why?

8. What is the first part of Richard that stops working? What does he do as a result?

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

10. When Karina first visits Richard in his condo, what does she think about Richard's diagnosis? How does this opinion change by the end of her visit?

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