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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?
(a) 15 years.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. What has become fashionable for women to wear that amazes Graham?
(a) Chunky sweaters.
(b) Thick, dark-framed glasses.
(c) Skinny jeans.
(d) Large hoop earrings.

5. What does the narrator say is "a later element in his (Graham's) transformation?"
(a) His interest in fine food.
(b) His love of expensive clothes.
(c) His beard.
(d) His long curly hair.

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

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

8. How does Frieda react in Chapter 8 to the news of Graham's passing?
(a) She cries out violently.
(b) She sobs quietly.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She moans.

9. What does Frieda remember doing during most of Graham and Annie's wedding ceremony?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Seething with rage.
(c) Trying not to cry.
(d) Crying.

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

11. What is Danielle's response when Annie says she cannot make it to the gallery on Sunday?
(a) "This better be good."
(b) "Can you stop by the show later this week?"
(c) "Okay, no worries."
(d) "I hope everything is okay."

12. What advice does Frieda give Annie about her career after her daughter is born?
(a) This is the perfect moment to slow down and take a break.
(b) This is the moment Annie should not slow down.
(c) This is the time to change careers.
(d) This is the time to become a homemaker.

13. What is one thing the narrator does NOT say Graham remembers about the day his first wife, Frieda, left him?
(a) Lucas being carried in Frieda's arms to the car.
(b) Homely Frieda in her old tweed coat.
(c) How free he felt.
(d) The chilly morning.

14. Why is Graham sipping his coffee and thinking about Frieda?
(a) He feels guilty for still begin in love with Frieda.
(b) He misses Frieda.
(c) He is feeling guilty for cheating on Annie.
(d) He worried she is sick.

15. How does Annie know right away that Graham is dead?
(a) He is still in bed.
(b) His skin is gray.
(c) He is not breathing.
(d) He does not respond when she calls his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with Rosemary Gregory?

2. How does Graham appear when Annie tells him she ran into Rosemary?

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

4. What of Frieda's does Lucas remember wanting to first fix and then flee?

5. How does Graham describe the day his bookstore opened and he met Annie and the day he and Annie wed?

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