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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. Why is Richard unable to move his wheelchair?
(a) It is controlled with a handheld joystick.
(b) The wheels do not turn.
(c) He does not have a way to charge it.
(d) The wheelchair does not work on rugs.

2. When Richard is walking around the kitchen while Karina is in New Orleans, what does he inspect?
(a) The leftover pizza.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Karina's bills.
(d) Grace's schoolbag.

3. From whom did Grace learn about Richard's ALS diagnosis?
(a) Hannah Chu.
(b) Karina.
(c) The news.
(d) Richard's agent.

4. Why does Richard ask to try some dessert on Christmas Eve?
(a) Because he wants to prove a point.
(b) Because he wants to take part.
(c) Because he wants his daughter to feel bad for him.
(d) Because he wants to make Karina happy.

5. Who is Tommy?
(a) Richard's father.
(b) Richard's manager.
(c) Richard's old piano teacher.
(d) One of Richard's brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Richard from using the Head Mouse?

2. On what street does Karina watch the jazz pianist in New Orleans?

3. How much does Richard weigh following Karina's trip to New Orleans?

4. The results of the swallowing study performed after Christmas Eve prompt what change in Richard?

5. After the funeral, what do Richard's brothers tell him about their childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Karina is in New Orleans, what trouble befalls Richard?

2. After the incident on Christmas Eve, what two tests are performed on Richard? What are the results?

3. What revelation does Karina experience in New Orleans?

4. What offer does Elise make as Karina, Elise, and Grace take a morning walk? How does Grace help this plan?

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

6. What happens when Karina first sees Richard writing a letter to his father? How does Richard respond?

7. Who is Dr. George and what service does he offer Richard?

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

9. What surprising information do Richard's brothers tell him at the funeral? What is the effect on Richard?

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

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