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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. While Karina is in New Orleans, what does Richard attempt to do?
(a) Move his hands.
(b) Write a letter to Karina.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Enjoy jazz.

2. After Richard moves back in with Karina, he stays in which room?
(a) The old den.
(b) The garage.
(c) The guest room.
(d) The library.

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

4. Following the Christmas Eve incident, what does Richard notice about Karina?
(a) Her exhaustion and hard work.
(b) Her serenity and calm.
(c) Her anxiety and fear.
(d) Her happiness and joy.

5. What does Richard ultimately do with all of the letters he has written to his father?
(a) Prints them out.
(b) Deletes them.
(c) Forwards them to Karina.
(d) Sends them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy tell Richard?

2. What does Grace have to absorb all at once?

3. What does Bill think Karina needs regarding her relationship with Richard?

4. Why has Richard given up banking his voice?

5. When Richard can be heard coughing during Karina's piano lesson, she briefly imagines doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard's wheelchair impair his mobility, instead of facilitate it?

2. What does Karina imagine during the piano lesson with Dylan?

3. How did moving to Boston impact Richard and Karina? What does Richard think about the move?

4. Following her trip to New Orleans, what surprise does Karina have for Richard? How does he respond?

5. How does Grace learn of Richard's diagnosis?

6. Who is Tommy and what information does Richard learn from him?

7. What is makowiec, and what happens when Richard asks to sample some?

8. What is ironic about Karina's asking Richard if he wants anything in Chapter Twenty-eight?

9. How has caring for Richard taken a toll on Karina after the addition of the BiPAP? Why?

10. What advice does Bill give Karina?

(see the answer keys)

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