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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. What does a phone message from Phyllis Markham say?
(a) They are moving to Florida
(b) They have moved to the Ramada and asks him to call anytime
(c) They are going back to Vermont
(d) They have found a house

2. Where does Ann want Paul to have surgery?
(a) Haddam Hospital
(b) Princeton
(c) Yale
(d) Mount Sinai Hospital

3. What happens when Frank calls Sally's phone number?
(a) The phone just rings and rings
(b) They have a fight
(c) The answering machine picks up
(d) He proposes to her

4. What disappoints Frank about their inn?
(a) The shower is slow
(b) The beds are hard
(c) The towels are thin
(d) It has no bar

5. What does Irv tell Frank that Frank represents in his life?
(a) Aggravation
(b) Continuity
(c) Synchronicity
(d) Relativity

Short Answer Questions

1. In what industry does Irv work?

2. Why does Ann kiss Frank?

3. What exhibit do Frank and Paul enjoy at the Basketball Hall of Fame?

4. What does Ann think of the idea of Paul's moving back to Frank's house?

5. What is the young woman looking at when Frank sees her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Frank's frustrations with the Markhams.

2. Why does seeing a copy of his novel at the hotel make Frank feel sad?

3. Describe the breakfast experience between Frank and Paul.

4. What is the scenario between Frank and Paul as Paul is being wheeled out to the helicopter?

5. What inappropriate phone call does Frank make from the hotel?

6. What do Frank and Paul do after they reach their hotel for the night?

7. How does Ann respond when Frank calls to tell her about Paul's accident?

8. What does Irv tell Frank about his memories of their life?

9. What does Ann tell Frank about what Paul had done to Charley yesterday?

10. How does Frank use the metaphor of independence when he talks to Paul about his own life?

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