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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 do both Graham and John have in common?

2. What are the two levels on which Annie feels she is living in Chapter 8?

3. Why are Graham and Annie worried about Karen?

4. What important event has Graham forgotten in Chapter 2?

5. How does Sarah know that Thomas is interested in her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What does Annie learn about Frieda based on Frieda's reaction to the news of Graham's death?

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

8. How does Annie try to cheer herself up and appear younger?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Both Sarah and Lucas love their father unconditionally. What is it that they love about him? How does this influence their relationships with him? How do their relationships reflect the way that many people feel about Graham? What might Graham have to say about the feelings of others towards him?

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