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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 had Graham called the place he wanted his ashes distributed?
(a) The Garden.
(b) The flowerbed.
(c) The yard.
(d) The rosegarden.

2. How does Annie remember feeling after speaking with the adults at the performances at the Kahn home?
(a) A bit jittery and star-struck.
(b) Excited and special.
(c) Poor and ugly.
(d) Ordinary, dull, and ungifted.

3. How does Luca find Claire, soon after her birth?
(a) Amazing.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Unappealing.
(d) Beautiful.

4. What reason does Lucas give Jeanne for why he was so sad when scattering Graham's ashes?
(a) Lucas knew his father was gone for good.
(b) It was awful seeing such a large-spirited person be reduced to a few bits of bone.
(c) He wished his father had not been cremated.
(d) He regretted not allowing his mother to be a part of it.

5. Why does Annie want to talk to Frieda about Graham's betrayal?
(a) Annie wants to speak to someone who will keep this a secret.
(b) Annie wants someone who will be angry with her.
(c) Annie wants to tell someone who can help her tell the children.
(d) Annie wants a shoulder to cry on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a metaphor used by the narrator for Annie being freed from her own family by spending time with the Kahns?

2. Why does Sarah feel jealous about Annie and Frieda's relationship?

3. How does Annie think she is now just like Frieda?

4. How does Annie feel as the kids scatter Graham's ashes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 22, what does Lucas tell Jeanne is what he loves about Annie?

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

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

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

8. What bonded Annie and Sofie?

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

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

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