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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 is Annie glad when Sarah leaves at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Annie is glad to not have to talk.
(b) Annie has to get the house ready for new guests.
(c) Sarah is a messy house guest.
(d) Sarah is annoying.

2. What does Annie do after unpacking from her trip to Vermont in Chapter 17?
(a) She checks in on Karen.
(b) She googles Sofie Kahn.
(c) She does yoga.
(d) She goes to bed.

3. Why does Sarah feel jealous about Annie and Frieda's relationship?
(a) Her mother shares her sorrow with Frieda in a way she would never with Sarah.
(b) Sarah wants Frieda all to herself.
(c) Sarah does not want Annie to waste her time with Frieda, her father's ex-wife.
(d) Sarah wishes she also had a close female friend.

4. What are the two main reasons for the differences between the Kahn home and Annie's home?
(a) The fathers and the size of the homes.
(b) Location and number of children.
(c) Money and the mothers.
(d) The mothers and fathers.

5. In Chapter 14, Annie initially does not let herself cry. Why?
(a) In part because she feels that if she starts crying, she might never stop.
(b) She does not want to smudge her makeup.
(c) She feels crying is a sign of weakness.
(d) She does not want to upset her family any further.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?

3. What disturbing memory surfaces for Annie?

4. How does Annie feel about Sofie's accomplishments?

5. Why is Jeanne happy that Graham was Lucas' father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How does Annie describe the changes that took place when she and Graham were at the lake house?

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

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

9. What bonded Annie and Sofie?

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

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