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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Graham and Annie worried about Karen?
(a) She seems to have grown more eccentric and is addled at times.
(b) She often wanders into the street.
(c) She is becoming very aggressive.
(d) She frequently calls the police on them.

2. When Annie asks Graham what is worrying him, what is his response?
(a) Their children.
(b) Aging.
(c) He had an affair.
(d) Store stuff.

3. Why does Annie wait to call Sarah in Chapter 8?
(a) Sarah lives in California and will not be awake yet.
(b) Annie is not ready to talk to her.
(c) Sarah would not want to be bothered by this news.
(d) Sarah should be the last person she calls.

4. Why is Thomas on Sarah's radio station's talk show?
(a) He was a local politician.
(b) He had just published a book.
(c) He was interviewing to be a talk show host.
(d) He had just released an album.

5. Why has it been awhile since Ian last had a book published?
(a) His publishers dropped him and his last book.
(b) He had been seriously ill.
(c) He had given up writing for a time.
(d) He had spent time traveling the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie think of Sarah's steady, maternal behavior?

2. How does Annie end up with Karen's cat?

3. In Chapter 14, Annie initially does not let herself cry. Why?

4. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?

5. How does Annie feel at times about Graham's size, energy, and appetite for people, food, and music?

(see the answer key)

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