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

2. What is a metaphor used by the narrator for Annie being freed from her own family by spending time with the Kahns?
(a) A fence being torn down.
(b) A gate being opened.
(c) A rope untied.
(d) A window or door being opened.

3. Where had Annie last seen Sofie Kahn's name approximately 35 years earlier?
(a) On a Broadway billboard.
(b) In a New York Times review.
(c) On television.
(d) In an advertisement for an orchestra concert.

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

5. What does the looseness of Annie's childhood home mean to her and her siblings?
(a) They are the party house for the neighborhood kids.
(b) They are on their own, as their mother has better things to do than fuss with them.
(c) They have freedom to roam and do as they wish, even with adult supervision.
(d) They have relaxed but supportive parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annie describe how both she and Graham were when they were at their lake house in Vermont?

2. What disturbing memory surfaces for Annie?

3. What book does Annie start to flip through daily?

4. What does Annie remember saying to Rosemary, after seeing her crying in Graham's office?

5. Why does Annie not want to speak to Edith about Graham's affair with Rosemary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucas initially feel about his daughter? Why?

3. What is Frieda's response when Sarah asks her if her relationship with Graham had been as secretive as Graham and Annie's?

4. How does Frieda believe one can manage in life?

5. How does Annie's childhood home compare to that of Sofie's?

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

7. How does Annie feel as she watches the children scatter Graham's ashes?

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

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

10. How do Lucas' feelings towards Claire change at the end of Chapter 26?

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