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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. Kathleen dresses quickly in the morning so that Jen will not see _____________, it seems.
(a) That she doesn't like her.
(b) That she loves Jen.
(c) That she is leaving.
(d) Her naked.

2. How does Jen call Kathleen when she realizes that she is not showing up for their meeting?
(a) The gas station employee phone.
(b) A cell phone.
(c) Bartender's phone.
(d) Pay phone.

3. What does a friend of Jen's do for this friend's mother in order to help alleviate the pain of dying?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pulls the plug.
(c) Gives her mother LSD.
(d) Gives her medical marijuana.

4. At one point, Kathleen was married to a _____________, according to their conversations together.
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Writer.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Artist.

5. Because Ben used to ___________, he doesn't want people to think that he's thrown his life away by becoming an emotional mess now.
(a) Be a leader.
(b) Live on the streets.
(c) Do drugs.
(d) Be rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jen accuses Kathleen of not being ____________, and Kathleen asks if they can talk it over in the morning.

2. What does the family now have to wait for after the surgery, though they didn't realize it would be so long?

3. The siblings talk about how much they ________ each other and that they would have a hard time if one of them died.

4. What is the profession of Jen's best friend? She is a ________ consultant who helps Jen with her questions.

5. There is another group in town called the _______________ who are New Age folks that are trying to share goodwill with everyone they meet.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jen love to have Megan over to stay with her at her little home?

2. Why does Jen decide that she wants to clean houses for a living, at least at this point of the story?

3. What happens every Tuesday night in Jen's life, according to the story?

4. What does Kathleen offer as an explanation for what happened at Jen and her meeting?

5. What does the family do in the days leading up to Wallace's surgery, trying to forget about what's to happen?

6. What has happened to all of Jen's male friends, or so she remembers when she is driving away from the hospital?

7. Why was the ancient castle built in San Francisco, according to the story's details?

8. Why doesn't Megan believe that Jen cleans houses for a living, as she explains when they are talking?

9. Why does Wallace decide to make up a will before he goes into surgery?

10. Why doesn't Eric like to talk about his feelings when Jen tries to get him to do so?

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