View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What now makes Annie so afraid of the memory she had forgotten?
(a) She is concerned she has a mental illness.
(b) She is worried she will forget her memories of Graham.
(c) She is afraid she has demensia.
(d) She is sure she will not be able to forget this memory again.

3. At the memorial for Graham, who does Frieda toast?
(a) Graham's friends.
(b) Graham.
(c) Sarah and Lucas.
(d) Graham and Annie.

4. What had been Sarah's strategy to make room for herself between her parents?
(a) She was wild and noisy.
(b) She was quiet and shy.
(c) She would push them away from each other.
(d) She only spoke to her father.

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

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

7. 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 feels crying is a sign of weakness.
(c) She does not want to upset her family any further.
(d) She does not want to smudge her makeup.

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

9. What is Frieda's physical reaction when Annie tells her the woman Graham had an affair with was in Graham's office at the end of the party?
(a) She seems angry.
(b) She seems puzzled.
(c) She seems ashamed.
(d) She seems sad.

10. What are the two main reasons for the differences between the Kahn home and Annie's home?
(a) Money and the mothers.
(b) The mothers and fathers.
(c) Location and number of children.
(d) The fathers and the size of the homes.

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 the party house for the neighborhood kids.
(c) They have freedom to roam and do as they wish, even with adult supervision.
(d) They are on their own, as their mother has better things to do than fuss with them.

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

13. How does Sarah describe how she felt about her home as a child?
(a) Her home was shabby.
(b) Her home was small.
(c) Her home was perfect.
(d) Her home made her sad.

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

15. When speaking with Lucas, what does Sarah learn about his wants regarding Annie and Graham?
(a) He wishes they did not live so close to him.
(b) He wants them to divorce.
(c) He wants them together.
(d) He wants Graham to be married to Frieda, not Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah say she did not realize about her house growing up, in Chapter 23?

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

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

4. When Annie returns from Frieda's, how does she look to Sarah, at the beginning of Chapter 23?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 674 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample