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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah say about her mother's kindness?
(a) It is forced.
(b) It is nonexistent.
(c) It is useless.
(d) It takes a different form.

2. What does Sarah find funny about she and Thomas lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling?
(a) They are like an old married couple.
(b) They are very awkward together.
(c) They do not have much to talk about.
(d) Her ceiling needs to be repainted.

3. How does Graham respond when Annie says that he is a good husband?
(a) "I'm not so sure about that."
(b) "It means everything to me. For you to say that."
(c) He does not say anything.
(d) He chuckles.

4. Why does Sarah feel odd receiving her mother's phone call in front of Thomas?
(a) She does not like to talk on the phone in front of others.
(b) It is hard for her to keep her composure.
(c) She does not know Thomas very well.
(d) She wants to be alone.

5. Whenever Annie thinks about her first husband, what is her primary emotion?
(a) Despair.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Love.
(d) Shame.

6. What reminder does Annie have of Sarah, as a toddler, hitting her with a heavy toy?
(a) A broken blood vessel on her arm.
(b) Regular headaches.
(c) A crooked finger.
(d) A white scar on her forehead.

7. How does Annie feel at times about Graham's size, energy, and appetite for people, food, and music?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Angry.

8. How does Frieda respond when Graham confides in her that he had an extramarital affair while married to Annie?
(a) She walks away.
(b) She is silent.
(c) She weeps.
(d) She laughs.

9. What do both Graham and John have in common?
(a) They loved football.
(b) They dated some of the same women.
(c) Their fathers left them.
(d) Their love of food.

10. How do they all feel when Frieda and Annie become good friends?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Happy.
(c) Worried.
(d) Upset.

11. Why does Sarah say that men find her voice more attractive than her looks?
(a) She is okay-looking.
(b) She is very short.
(c) She has thinning hair.
(d) She is fat.

12. From who's perspective is this story told?
(a) Frieda.
(b) Graham.
(c) Annie.
(d) A narrator.

13. Who is Dr. Fielding?
(a) Graham's shrink.
(b) Graham's father.
(c) Annie's newest flame.
(d) Grahams's cardiologist.

14. What does Frieda like about Annie?
(a) She is a good mother.
(b) She is both dignified and joyful.
(c) She is both pretty and smart.
(d) She is just like Graham.

15. What does Annie think is missing as she looks at Graham's body?
(a) Something essential to Graham.
(b) His favorite watch.
(c) His soul.
(d) His wedding ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frieda think about the idea of getting back together with Graham?

2. How does Annie describe what happens to her body when she thinks about her love for Graham?

3. How does Frieda feel about the time in Lucas' life where he could only speak reasonably with Annie?

4. When Annie turns on the light at the end of Chapter 7, how do they both respond to seeing each other?

5. What is NOT something Annie mentions in Chapter 3 regarding the central element of her marriage to Graham?

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