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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah describe her satisfaction and desire to triumph over her mother, in regards to her father?
(a) Oedipal.
(b) Embarrasing.
(c) Sad.
(d) Odd.

2. In Chapter 22, what does Jeanne think about the relationship between Annie and Frieda?
(a) She thinks it is lovely.
(b) She finds it sweet.
(c) She finds it strange.
(d) She thinks it is comforting.

3. What does Annie do during much of the drive up to Vermont, in Chapter 15?
(a) She talks to Frieda on the phone.
(b) She listens to books on tape.
(c) She sings to herself.
(d) She wails, lamenting her sorrows.

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

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

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

7. What does Annie now realize about why Sofie did not want to visit her home?
(a) Sofie did not like how dirty Annie's house was.
(b) Sofie feared the park between their two houses.
(c) Sofie could not practice her cello at Annie's home.
(d) Sofie feared Annie's siblings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How does Annie think she is now just like Frieda?
(a) The jealous wife.
(b) The old flame.
(c) The lost widow.
(d) The ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annie feel about Sofie's accomplishments?

2. How does Annie react to the plastic bag that contains Graham's ashes?

3. What gift had helped propel Annie into her career as a photographer?

4. What book does Annie start to flip through daily?

5. How does Sarah describe how she felt about her home as a child?

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