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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Graham called the place he wanted his ashes distributed?
(a) The Garden.
(b) The rosegarden.
(c) The flowerbed.
(d) The yard.

2. Why is Jeanne happy that Graham was Lucas' father?
(a) Lucas has good genes.
(b) Lucas has the same personality as his father.
(c) Lucas will not take life for granted.
(d) It will make Lucas a good father too.

3. What happens as Annie listens to classical music?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She is overtaken by memories of her childhood with Sofie.
(c) She imagines playing the music.
(d) She sings along.

4. Why is Annie glad when Sarah leaves at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Annie is glad to not have to talk.
(b) Annie has to get the house ready for new guests.
(c) Sarah is a messy house guest.
(d) Sarah is annoying.

5. What is the reason Frieda gives for why Graham would have an affair?
(a) His physical needs were complex.
(b) His Grahamness. His appetite for everything.
(c) He was lonely.
(d) He never could love just one person.

6. According to Annie, what is the only project Graham ever finished?
(a) The lake house.
(b) His own book.
(c) The bookstore.
(d) Sarah's treehouse.

7. Why is Frieda not a part of the scattering of Graham's ashes?
(a) It would make the event more difficult for Lucas is she were there.
(b) Annie does not want Graham's ex-wife to be a part of it.
(c) It would upset her too much.
(d) She is not feeling well the day they decide to scatter his ashes.

8. Why did Edith's husband leave her?
(a) He was in love with another woman.
(b) He was no longer in love with Edith.
(c) He was gay.
(d) He did not feel he was worthy of Edith.

9. How does Annie know Sofie?
(a) From grammar school.
(b) From the New York art scene.
(c) From the bookstore.
(d) From college.

10. Why does Annie rush away from the bookstore, on her walk to the dentist?
(a) It makes her sad to see the bookstore without Graham.
(b) She does not want anyone to see her.
(c) She is running late for her dentist appointment.
(d) She does not care for Graham's silent partner, who might be at the bookstore.

11. What does the looseness of Annie's childhood home mean to her and her siblings?
(a) They have relaxed but supportive parents.
(b) They are on their own, as their mother has better things to do than fuss with them.
(c) They have freedom to roam and do as they wish, even with adult supervision.
(d) They are the party house for the neighborhood kids.

12. How does Annie feel upon arriving in Vermont at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) She feels famished.
(b) She is excited to be near the lake.
(c) It was a mistake to come to Vermont.
(d) She is so glad she decided to come to Vermont.

13. How does Sarah describe the smile Annie gives her in Chapter 23?
(a) The smile of someone who is hopeful.
(b) The happiest smile Sarah had seen in awhile.
(c) The most joyless smile Sarah had ever seen.
(d) The most tired smile Sarah had ever seen.

14. How does Annie remember feeling after speaking with the adults at the performances at the Kahn home?
(a) A bit jittery and star-struck.
(b) Excited and special.
(c) Ordinary, dull, and ungifted.
(d) Poor and ugly.

15. How had Annie met Edith?
(a) Edith was a college friend of Annie's.
(b) Edith's husband had published Annie's photo book "Emergency."
(c) Edith is Annie and Graham's next door neighbor.
(d) Edith works at the bookstore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luca find Claire, soon after her birth?

2. Why is Sarah glad that Annie left for Vermont?

3. What now makes Annie so afraid of the memory she had forgotten?

4. What is a metaphor used by the narrator for Annie being freed from her own family by spending time with the Kahns?

5. When speaking with Lucas, what does Sarah learn about his wants regarding Annie and Graham?

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