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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of Frieda's does Lucas remember wanting to first fix and then flee?
(a) Her insensitivity.
(b) Her self-loathing.
(c) Her sadness.
(d) Her anger.

2. Why does Annie begin to laugh in Chapter 8?
(a) She hears the EMTs laughing as they struggle to move Graham's large body down the stairs.
(b) She wants to cheer herself up.
(c) She thinks about her new future life as a widow.
(d) She thinks back on good times with Graham.

3. After Graham spills wine on Annie, how does she get him to stop apologizing?
(a) She gets upset and tells him she will send him her cleaning bill.
(b) She tells him to quit apologizing.
(c) She spills wine on him.
(d) She walks away.

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

5. Of whom is Annie thinking as the story begins?
(a) Alan.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Frieda.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucas see the grieving process for his father's death?

2. How does Annie feel as she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?

4. In Chapter 3 Annie remembers a painful insult from her sister, Audrey. What was most painful about what Audrey said?

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

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