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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. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?

3. After Graham spills wine on Annie, how does she get him to stop apologizing?

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

5. What does Annie think of Sarah's steady, maternal behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucas resent his mother?

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

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

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

5. What advice does John Norris give Graham over their lunch date?

6. Why does Annie sometimes feel envious of Graham when she would see him around town?

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

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

9. Why does Annie love her car so much?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Graham remembering and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annie spends a great deal of time thinking about her old friend, Sofie Kahn. Why is Sofie so important to Annie's story? How does it help the reader better understand Annie? How has Annie's childhood influenced her adulthood?

Essay Topic 2

Annie feels a sense of relief multiple times, in regards to her closeness with people. What are two times that she feels this relief? What are the events surrounding this sense of relief? What does this reinforce regarding Annie's personality as it was described early on in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The novel ends with Annie grieving again over the loss of Graham. How has her grief changed over the course of the novel? What has led to these changes? What does this reveal about the complexities of grief?

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