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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. Why does Annie rush away from the bookstore, on her walk to the dentist?
(a) She does not want anyone to see her.
(b) She does not care for Graham's silent partner, who might be at the bookstore.
(c) It makes her sad to see the bookstore without Graham.
(d) She is running late for her dentist appointment.

2. What does Sarah say she did not realize about her house growing up, in Chapter 23?
(a) It was shabby.
(b) It was very clean.
(c) It was very large.
(d) It was beautiful.

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

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

5. What is the scent of Graham's room that reminds Sarah of him?
(a) His cologne.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Books and paper.
(d) Incense and cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Edith's husband leave her?

2. What does Sarah find in her pocket when she returns home to San Francisco?

3. How has Frieda been permanently cut off from her son, based on what is said in Chapter 22?

4. What was a point of reference in the Kahn home, as it was not in Annie's home?

5. What had Graham called the place he wanted his ashes distributed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie feel about heading to Vermont at the beginning of Chapter 15?

2. How does Edith respond when Annie says that, now that Graham is dead, there is nothing left?

3. How does Annie first feel as she flips through Memoir of Bookshop?

4. How do Sarah and Lucas find themselves in the same situation regarding their parents and their expectations of them?

5. What is Graham's argument, as shared by Annie, regarding why people read fiction?

6. How does being a caretaker of Claire make Frieda feel?

7. Why does Annie feel it was the wrong decision to return to the lake house in Vermont?

8. How does Annie compare the arrival of Graham's ashes to Annie shutting Graham's office door after Rosemary leaves?

9. How does Frieda begin to feel admiration for Jeanne for keeping her out of the spreading of Graham's ashes?

10. How does Annie's feelings towards Mike's behavior change over time?

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