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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. After taking a walk following the Christmas holiday, Karina comes home to find what alarm going off?
(a) The iPhone alarm.
(b) The feeding tube alarm.
(c) The BiPAP alarm.
(d) The heart alarm.

2. What jazz pianist does Karina see while in New Orleans?
(a) Angelo Lancone.
(b) Adam Luche.
(c) Alexander Lynch.
(d) Arthur Lakes.

3. How do Richard's brothers recommend he fight ALS?
(a) By prayer.
(b) By mediation.
(c) By lifting weights.
(d) By acupuncture.

4. What feast does Karina make on Christmas Eve?
(a) Kūčios.
(b) La Vigilia.
(c) Wigilia.
(d) The 13 Desserts.

5. According to Richard, what is the most selfish thing he has ever done?
(a) Touring so much when Grace was a child.
(b) Not talking to his father for so long.
(c) Moving back in with Karina.
(d) Forcing Karina to move to Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters does Richard write his father?

2. Following Karina's trip to New Orleans, Richard realizes she is caring for him not out of duty but out of what?

3. Now that she is divorced and Grace is grown, what does Karina realize about her life while watching the jazz pianist?

4. What surprise does Karina have for Richard after the sale of his condo?

5. Despite being given many warning, what occurrence shocks Richard and Karina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Karina arrives home after taking a walk with Elise and Grace? What is her reaction?

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

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

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

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

6. What revelation does Karina experience in New Orleans?

7. What changes does Richard see in Karina following her trip to New Orleans?

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

9. After moving back in with Karina, where does Richard stay? What is notable about this room?

10. How does Karina prepare for Christmas Eve?

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