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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah find funny about she and Thomas lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling?
(a) They are like an old married couple.
(b) They do not have much to talk about.
(c) They are very awkward together.
(d) Her ceiling needs to be repainted.

2. What does Frieda feel Annie does not know about Graham?
(a) Graham's continued love for Frieda.
(b) The real Graham.
(c) Graham's love of music.
(d) Graham's family.

3. How do they all feel when Frieda and Annie become good friends?
(a) Upset.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Worried.
(d) Happy.

4. How does Graham appear when Annie tells him she ran into Rosemary?
(a) He seems unsure.
(b) He seems startled.
(c) He seems at ease.
(d) He seems angry.

5. What does Annie think of Sarah's steady, maternal behavior?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Odd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie think is missing as she looks at Graham's body?

2. What does Sarah say about her mother's kindness?

3. Why does Sarah say that men find her voice more attractive than her looks?

4. What is Danielle's response when Annie says she cannot make it to the gallery on Sunday?

5. How does Frieda react in Chapter 8 to the news of Graham's passing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annie love her car so much?

2. Why does Annie feel shame when she thinks about her previous marriage?

3. Describe Annie's two past solo shows in New York.

4. What does Annie learn about Frieda based on Frieda's reaction to the news of Graham's death?

5. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

6. Why does Annie know right away that something is wrong, when she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?

7. How does Graham feel after his talk with Rosemary?

8. How does Lucas initially respond to his mother's call?

9. Why is Annie surprised by Sarah's behavior at Annie and Graham's home?

10. What is learned about Sarah's relationship with her mother, based on what she tells Thomas?

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