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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Annie think of Sarah's steady, maternal behavior?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Odd.
(d) Surprising.

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

4. From where does Karen tell Annie and Graham she has just arrived?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Paris.
(c) The beauty parlor.
(d) The doctor.

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

6. What advice does John give to Graham regarding ending his affair with Rosemary?
(a) To end it today.
(b) To be a little bit mean.
(c) To do it quickly.
(d) To be kind.

7. What is Graham's response to Frieda when she apologizes, prior to driving away after their marriage has ended?
(a) Too little, too late.
(b) Mea culpa.
(c) Thank you.
(d) Je suis desolée.

8. What is the problem with Rosemary Gregory?
(a) She has threatened to tell Annie about the affair.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is a difficult employee.
(d) She thinks there is something between her and Graham.

9. What is the reason John gives for why he has been faithful to his wife?
(a) John feels so bound to her.
(b) John hates having a guilty conscience.
(c) John loves his wife beyond measure.
(d) John is afraid of what his wife would do to him.

10. How does Frieda feel about the time in Lucas' life where he could only speak reasonably with Annie?
(a) Pain.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Relief.

11. Why does Annie close Graham's eyes?
(a) She knows it is what you are supposed to do.
(b) She does not want to look at his strangely blank eyes.
(c) She wants closure.
(d) She is trying to be respectful.

12. What does Annie think about the two gallery shows she had in New York, regarding her future career?
(a) They were a good omen.
(b) They were perhaps misleading.
(c) They guided her to her current group of friends.
(d) They were just the start of her career.

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

14. What does Graham need to perform well, when sleeping with Annie these days?
(a) The magic blue pill.
(b) A great deal of sleep.
(c) A romantic movie.
(d) Lots of pillows.

15. In Chapter 3, Graham remembers that after meeting Annie at his party he did not want what to happen?
(a) Her to get lost on her way back home.
(b) To look like a fool in front of her.
(c) For her to return to the bookstore.
(d) For her to slip away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has become fashionable for women to wear that amazes Graham?

2. Who is Dr. Fielding?

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

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

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

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