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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. Where does Annie meet Graham?
(a) At work.
(b) At a bar.
(c) At a party he is throwing.
(d) At a singles party.

2. What does Sarah say about her mother's kindness?
(a) It takes a different form.
(b) It is nonexistent.
(c) It is useless.
(d) It is forced.

3. In Chapter 3, Graham remembers that after meeting Annie at his party he did not want what to happen?
(a) Her to get lost on her way back home.
(b) For her to return to the bookstore.
(c) To look like a fool in front of her.
(d) For her to slip away.

4. How does Annie describe what happens to her body when she thinks about her love for Graham?
(a) It cools.
(b) It hardens.
(c) It softens.
(d) It warms.

5. Who is Dr. Fielding?
(a) Graham's shrink.
(b) Graham's father.
(c) Grahams's cardiologist.
(d) Annie's newest flame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annie know right away that Graham is dead?

2. How does Frieda respond when Graham confides in her that he had an extramarital affair while married to Annie?

3. How does Sarah describe the kind of sympathy her father always offered?

4. Where did Annie grow up?

5. When Graham asks Annie how her packing up went, how does Karen respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sarah and Lucas believe must take place for their father and why?

2. How does Annie try to cheer herself up and appear younger?

3. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

4. What is Annie's reaction to the EMTs laughter as they carry Graham's body out of the house?

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

6. What is the relationship like between Annie and Danielle?

7. What does Annie notice at the beginning of Chapter 7 about Graham?

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

9. What does Annie realize, towards the end of this section of the book, is changing regarding her relationship to her children?

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

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