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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. What has led to Annie's current photography show?

2. Where does Annie meet Graham?

3. What does the narrator say is "a later element in his (Graham's) transformation?"

4. What of Frieda's does Lucas remember wanting to first fix and then flee?

5. What is NOT something Annie mentions in Chapter 3 regarding the central element of her marriage to Graham?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucas initially respond to his mother's call?

2. How does Annie feel about Graham's body?

3. What is the relationship like between Annie and Danielle?

4. What does Graham do to make sure he has a talk with Rosemary about ending their relationship?

5. Why does Annie feel shame when she thinks about her previous marriage?

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

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

8. What is Annie's reaction to the EMTs laughter as they carry Graham's body out of the house?

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

10. What is learned about Sarah's relationship with her mother, based on what she tells Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annie knows right away that something is wrong at the beginning of Chapter 8. How does she know that things are not right? How does she react to this horrific event? How does her reaction reflect what the reader already knows about her?

Essay Topic 2

Both Annie and Frieda long for beauty and loveliness in life. How do they each describe this beauty or loveliness? How have they both found it, at various times in their lives? How have they also both lost it? What struggles have they gone through to keep it?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, what does Annie notice about Graham? What does she think is the cause? How does Graham's behavior and demeanor affect Annie in this chapter? How does this contrast with what happens in Chapter 8?

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