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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 Annie remember saying to Rosemary, after seeing her crying in Graham's office?
(a) Get out of my house.
(b) How dare you sleep with my husband!
(c) Perhaps you should wash up.
(d) What is wrong?

2. Why does Annie tell Frieda is the reason she wants Graham back, in Chapter 21?
(a) So she can get an explanation.
(b) So she can hug him.
(c) So she can kill him herself.
(d) So she can hit him.

3. How does Annie feel when she sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Breathless.
(c) Scared.
(d) Excited.

4. What does Sarah do when she realizes she does not want to be alone in her childhood home?
(a) She visits friends in the neighborhood.
(b) She stops by her father's bookstore.
(c) She books a flight back to San Francisco later that day.
(d) She heads to Vermont to see her mother.

5. What is Edith's response to Annie when she says there is nothing left?
(a) "That is so true, Annie."
(b) "That's not true, Annie."
(c) "There was nothing there to begin with, Annie."
(d) "That is partially true, Annie."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Annie, what is the only project Graham ever finished?

2. What gift had helped propel Annie into her career as a photographer?

3. How does Sarah describe the smile Annie gives her in Chapter 23?

4. How does Annie describe the memories of her friendship with Sofie, even though they had grown apart?

5. What is the reason Frieda gives for why Graham would have an affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Annie sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board, how does she react?

2. What does the memory of the man in the park mean for Annie?

3. How does Frieda acknowledging Graham's affair get her into a tough situation with Annie?

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

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

6. What bonded Annie and Sofie?

7. Why does Annie feel relief when Sarah leaves at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

9. Why does Edith feel sorry for her ex-husband, Mike?

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

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