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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Annie tell Frieda is the reason she wants Graham back, in Chapter 21?
(a) So she can kill him herself.
(b) So she can hug him.
(c) So she can hit him.
(d) So she can get an explanation.

2. What reason does Lucas give Jeanne for why he was so sad when scattering Graham's ashes?
(a) He wished his father had not been cremated.
(b) It was awful seeing such a large-spirited person be reduced to a few bits of bone.
(c) Lucas knew his father was gone for good.
(d) He regretted not allowing his mother to be a part of it.

3. How does Annie react to the plastic bag that contains Graham's ashes?
(a) She almost laughs out loud.
(b) She is shocked into silence.
(c) She cries.
(d) She is angry.

4. What does Sarah find in her pocket when she returns home to San Francisco?
(a) The tiny shells she had taken from her parents home.
(b) A picture of her father.
(c) A note from her father.
(d) The key to her mother's house.

5. How does Annie feel when she sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board?
(a) Scared.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Breathless.
(d) Excited.

6. How does Annie describe how both she and Graham were when they were at their lake house in Vermont?
(a) Happier.
(b) Louder.
(c) Busier.
(d) Quieter.

7. Why does Annie not want to speak to Edith about Graham's affair with Rosemary?
(a) Edith would not be surprised.
(b) Edith is not easy to talk to.
(c) Edith would be too angry.
(d) Edith is too kind.

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

9. What gift had helped propel Annie into her career as a photographer?
(a) A photography book.
(b) A photo session with a local photographer.
(c) A visit to a photography exhibit.
(d) A camera.

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

11. What about Sofie's life had Annie always wanted?
(a) Wealth.
(b) A life impelled by beauty.
(c) Musical talent.
(d) A sweet mother.

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

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

14. In Chapter 14, Annie initially does not let herself cry. Why?
(a) In part because she feels that if she starts crying, she might never stop.
(b) She does not want to upset her family any further.
(c) She feels crying is a sign of weakness.
(d) She does not want to smudge her makeup.

15. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?
(a) She did not truly believe her father was dead.
(b) She felt she needed to be strong for her mother.
(c) She was not sad until she spoke to Thomas about it.
(d) She was too grief-stricken to even cry or realize how upset she was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Annie gives for why she is able to so fully forget the disturbing memory from her past?

2. How does Sarah describe the smile Annie gives her in Chapter 23?

3. What does the looseness of Annie's childhood home mean to her and her siblings?

4. What advice had Annie given Lucas about Lucinda that had stuck with him?

5. Why does Annie want to talk to Frieda about Graham's betrayal?

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