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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. At the end of Chapter Thirteen, Karina informs Richard that he needs to do what?
(a) Go to the hospital.
(b) Come home.
(c) Go into a care facility.
(d) Call his father.

2. What causes Karina to cry in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) The sight of Richard's humiliation.
(b) Memories of her childhood.
(c) Thoughts of what her life could have been.
(d) Having to clean such a mess.

3. Where does Elise invite Karina as they take their morning walk in Chapter Eight?
(a) On the student trip to New York City.
(b) On the student trip to Chicago.
(c) On the student trip to New Orleans.
(d) On the student trip to Memphis.

4. It occurs to Richard that saying goodbye to his ex-girlfriend was the last time he would ever do what?
(a) It was the last time he would ever love another person.
(b) It was the last time he would ever care about another person.
(c) It was the last time he would ever hug another person.
(d) It was the last time he would ever date another person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bill feel about Richard's plan in Chapter Eleven?

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

3. When Richard hugs his nurse-practitioner, he identifies the connection as being one of what?

4. What part of Richard stops working first?

5. What does Bill add to Richard's milkshake in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Elise and how did Karina meet her? What does Elise want Karina to do?

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

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

4. After Richard loses the loss of his arms, how does he feed himself? What does Bill add to Richard's food in Chapter Eleven? Why?

5. Why does Richard accidentally call Karina?

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

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

8. What information does Elise give Karina during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

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

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

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