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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. Richard hopes his ALS diagnosis is really what ailment?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Tendinitis.
(c) Sclerosis.
(d) A pulled muscle.
2. How does Richard describe breaking up with his last girlfriend?
(a) As the most unselfish act of his life.
(b) As the saddest moment of his life.
(c) As the happiest moment of his life.
(d) As the most selfish thing he's ever done.
3. What concern regarding Grace does Karina share during her visit to Richard in Chapter Nine?
(a) That Grace still does not know about Richard's ALS.
(b) That Grace does not care about Richard's ALS.
(c) That Richard has abandoned his daughter.
(d) That Richard does not love Grace as much as the piano.
4. Which musician's music plays in the coffee shop while Karina is visiting her daughter?
(a) Charlie Parker.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) Thelonious Monk.
(d) Duke Ellington.
5. What type of music does Bill like best?
(a) Hard rock.
(b) Country.
(c) Current pop hits.
(d) Broadway showtunes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Grace?
2. Whom does Richard's iPhone actually call at the end of Chapter Twelve?
3. When Richard decides to return home after sitting on the bench, what happens?
4. What information does Elise tell Karina about Richard during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?
5. What school does Grace attend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the second part of Richard that stops working?
2. When Karina visits Richard for the second time, what changes in him does she notice?
3. What is the "invisible presence" Richard feels every morning and why does he tell himself to be grateful for it?
4. What does the prologue to the novel illustrate about Richard?
5. How does Richard adapt to the piano after the loss of his right hand? What does he find comfort in?
6. What information does Karina learn at the graduation party?
7. How did Richard meet Karina? What were his initial impressions of her?
8. Who is Kathy DeVillo and how does she help Richard?
9. What idea does Richard have in Chapter Eleven? What does Bill think about this idea? Why?
10. Who is Bill? What information does the reader learn about his background?
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