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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie remember liking about the Kahn house?
(a) Its sense of peace.
(b) Its beautiful photography.
(c) Its vibrant energy.
(d) Its spacious yard.

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

3. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?
(a) She felt she needed to be strong for her mother.
(b) She did not truly believe her father was dead.
(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.

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

5. How does Annie feel about Sofie's accomplishments?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Very jealous.
(c) Annoyed but also a bit concerned.
(d) Both a bit envious and pleased.

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

7. What disturbing memory surfaces for Annie?
(a) Being jealous of Sofie's musical gift.
(b) The man on the bridal path who asks to girls to touch his erection.
(c) Annie's noisy and disruptive home.
(d) Getting lost in the park between her home and Sofie's.

8. How does Annie respond when Sarah makes a comment about Rosemary being distraught?
(a) Annie says that Rosemary is just a very emotional person.
(b) Annie confides in Sarah that her father had an affair with Rosemary.
(c) Annie says that Rosemary may have known Graham better than Annie did.
(d) Annie knows that Rosemary was an old friend of Graham's.

9. What was a point of reference in the Kahn home, as it was not in Annie's home?
(a) The war.
(b) Chicago.
(c) The university.
(d) Politics.

10. Why does Sarah feel jealous about Annie and Frieda's relationship?
(a) Her mother shares her sorrow with Frieda in a way she would never with Sarah.
(b) Sarah wants Frieda all to herself.
(c) Sarah wishes she also had a close female friend.
(d) Sarah does not want Annie to waste her time with Frieda, her father's ex-wife.

11. What does Sarah say she did not realize about her house growing up, in Chapter 23?
(a) It was very large.
(b) It was shabby.
(c) It was beautiful.
(d) It was very clean.

12. What does Sarah do when she realizes she does not want to be alone in her childhood home?
(a) She visits friends in the neighborhood.
(b) She books a flight back to San Francisco later that day.
(c) She stops by her father's bookstore.
(d) She heads to Vermont to see her mother.

13. 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.

14. How does Annie feel as she drives to Vermont in Chapter 15?
(a) She feels relief.
(b) She feels regret.
(c) She feels nervous.
(d) She feels uncomfortable.

15. How does Annie describe the memories of her friendship with Sofie, even though they had grown apart?
(a) The friendship left a bad taste in her mouth.
(b) The friendship was strengthened.
(c) The residue of that friendship lingered.
(d) The memories of that friendship had faded substantially.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie now realize about why Sofie did not want to visit her home?

2. How has Frieda been permanently cut off from her son, based on what is said in Chapter 22?

3. How does Sarah describe her satisfaction and desire to triumph over her mother, in regards to her father?

4. Why does Annie rush away from the bookstore, on her walk to the dentist?

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

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