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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Graham respond when Annie says that he is a good husband?

2. How does Annie feel as she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What does Graham need to perform well, when sleeping with Annie these days?

4. How does Frieda feel about the time in Lucas' life where he could only speak reasonably with Annie?

5. What is Graham's original reason for coming to see Rosemary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the talk go between Graham and Rosemary?

2. How does Graham feel after his talk with Rosemary?

3. What do Sarah and Lucas believe must take place for their father and why?

4. What is Annie's reaction to Danielle's vote of confidence regarding her upcoming solo show?

5. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

6. What does Annie realize, towards the end of this section of the book, is changing regarding her relationship to her children?

7. What leads to Graham's affair with Rosemary?

8. Describe Annie's two past solo shows in New York.

9. Why does Annie know right away that something is wrong, when she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?

10. Why is Annie surprised by Sarah's behavior at Annie and Graham's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Graham and John connected. How does this connection affect their relationship? What similarities do they share? How have the events in both Graham and John's lives affected them? How have they each reacted to their similar histories?

Essay Topic 2

The novel begins with the narrator describing the end of both Annie and Graham's first marriages. What does the reader learn about the ex-spouses, as well as both Annie and Graham? What might be the purpose for starting out the book this way? What tone does it set? Are these details about Annie and Graham's lives important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does Annie respond when she sees Rosemary Gregory weeping in Graham's office? How does this reinforce Annie's personality? Why might she have said this? Why might she feel this way?

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