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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Graham finally get up the nerve to end his relationship with Rosemary?
(a) Graham promises John he will end it with Rosemary.
(b) Graham calls her and says he needs to speak to her about something and knows he will have to have this talk.
(c) Graham goes to therapist for advice.
(d) Graham confesses to Annie and tells her he will end the relationship with Rosemary.

4. When Annie and Rosemary run into each other at the grocery store, what does Annie say that makes her think that she had offended Rosemary?
(a) Annie mentions a party that Rosemary was not invited to and her nice husband.
(b) Annie mentions that she thinks Graham is having an affair.
(c) Annie cut Rosemary in line and told her to stop complaining.
(d) Annie tells her it is good that Rosemary goes to the gym to stay slim.

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

6. Who does Annie think it is at the door near the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) John.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Graham.

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

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

9. Why is the book reading not cancelled?
(a) Annie thinks Graham would want it to go on.
(b) The author is already at the bookstore.
(c) Annie forgets to have it cancelled.
(d) There was a signed contract that could not be broken.

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

11. What are the two levels on which Annie feels she is living in Chapter 8?
(a) She wants to be busy and useful, as well as curled up in bed.
(b) She wants to mother Sarah as well as be mothered by Sarah.
(c) One that seems to be trying to disengage from what is happening and one that is trying to realize it.
(d) She feels both happy and relieved.

12. What does Annie think about John's comment that she should remember that Graham loved her, no matter what happens?
(a) She finds it rude.
(b) She finds it odd.
(c) She finds it painful to hear.
(d) She finds it comforting.

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

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

15. How does Annie respond when she sees Graham's bouquet in Chapter 7?
(a) She is annoyed.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She gets angry.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Graham asks Annie how her packing up went, how does Karen respond?

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

4. What do both Frieda and Annie have in common?

5. How does Rosemary view the romantic relationship between herself and Graham after they sleep together for the first time?

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