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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lara describe in the backseat of her car when the accident happened in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Bags of heroin.
(c) A baby.
(d) Paintings.

2. How old is Lara when she is in the accident that kills Corrigan and Jazzlyn?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

3. What led to the narrator's mother's death in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Ovarian cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Kidney cancer.

4. Who are described as the New York artists that had made a killing from going "back to the forties, living the lifestyle and the clothes" in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?
(a) William and Jennifer.
(b) Janet and Tom.
(c) Agnes and Rob.
(d) Brett and Delaney.

5. Where is the bank upon which the narrator's father's checks are drawn that he sends to the narrator's mother in Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here"?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music does Lara describe playing when the car accident occurs in Book 1, Chapter 3: "A Fear of Love"?

2. What is Claire Soderberg's husband's name?

3. What is the profession of Claire's husband in the novel?

4. What is the name of Claire Soderberg's son who has died in Book 1, Chapter 2: "Miro, Miro on the Wall"?

5. How old was the narrator of Book 1, Chapter 1: "All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here" when his mother died?

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