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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. 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) To look like a fool in front of her.
(c) For her to slip away.
(d) For her to return to the bookstore.

2. What does Graham need to perform well, when sleeping with Annie these days?
(a) A great deal of sleep.
(b) Lots of pillows.
(c) A romantic movie.
(d) The magic blue pill.

3. When Annie walks in the house at the end of Chapter 6, how does the narrator describe the look on her face?
(a) Annie's face looks old and worn.
(b) Annie's face frowns a Graham upon seeing him.
(c) Annie's face opens to Graham in a kind of answer.
(d) Annie's face looks sad and lonely.

4. How does Annie feel at times about Graham's size, energy, and appetite for people, food, and music?
(a) Angry.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Nervous.

5. Why does Annie begin to laugh in Chapter 8?
(a) She hears the EMTs laughing as they struggle to move Graham's large body down the stairs.
(b) She thinks back on good times with Graham.
(c) She wants to cheer herself up.
(d) She thinks about her new future life as a widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Thomas on Sarah's radio station's talk show?

2. What does Annie think of Sarah's steady, maternal behavior?

3. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?

4. After Graham spills wine on Annie, how does she get him to stop apologizing?

5. What is NOT something Annie mentions in Chapter 3 regarding the central element of her marriage to Graham?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Annie's reaction to Danielle's vote of confidence regarding her upcoming solo show?

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

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

7. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

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

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

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

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