View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie remember liking about the Kahn house?

2. When Annie returns from Frieda's, how does she look to Sarah, at the beginning of Chapter 23?

3. What now makes Annie so afraid of the memory she had forgotten?

4. What is the scent of Graham's room that reminds Sarah of him?

5. Why does Annie want to talk to Frieda about Graham's betrayal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the memory of the man in the park mean for Annie?

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

4. When Annie sees Sofie Kahn's name on the announcement board, how does she react?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Lucas tell Jeanne is what he loves about Annie?

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

7. How do Lucas' feelings towards Claire change at the end of Chapter 26?

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

9. How does Annie's feelings towards Mike's behavior change over time?

10. How does Frieda feel, in the end, about hearing Annie constantly vent about Graham's betrayal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Sarah and Lucas feel that they are unable to grieve because they must be strong for their mothers. Why do they feel they must be strong? How does this behavior reflect their relationships with their mothers? How does it also reinforce their feelings towards their mothers?

Essay Topic 2

Both Sarah and Lucas have similar relationships with their mothers. Describe these relationships. How do these relationships compare to the ones they have with their stepmothers? Why might these relationships be the way they are? What does Sarah realize about both her and Lucas' desires regarding their parents? What role does their father play in these family dynamics?

Essay Topic 3

How was Annie’s fling with Ian, and seeing him again after all those years, important to the story? How does reflecting upon this romance aid Annie in better-understanding both herself and Graham? How does it also help Annie forgive Graham?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 922 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample