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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. Why did Sarah's grief not hit her until she was back home in San Francisco?

2. Why does Annie not want to speak to Edith about Graham's affair with Rosemary?

3. What happens as Annie listens to classical music?

4. Why did Edith's husband leave her?

5. What reason does Lucas give Jeanne for why he was so sad when scattering Graham's ashes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucas initially feel about his daughter? Why?

3. How does Annie feel as she watches the children scatter Graham's ashes?

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

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

6. How does Annie's childhood home compare to that of Sofie's?

7. How do Sarah and Lucas find themselves in the same situation regarding their parents and their expectations of them?

8. How does Annie describe the changes that took place when she and Graham were at the lake house?

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

10. Why does Annie feel it was the wrong decision to return to the lake house in Vermont?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of Chapter 6, Graham sees the beautiful bouquet of flowers Annie has purchased. How does he compare it to his bouquet? How do these bouquets of flowers reference the people who purchased them? What do these bouquets reinforce about what the reader knows about these two characters?

Essay Topic 2

How does Annie feel as she scatters Graham's ashes? Why might she feel this way? How does this reflect her feelings when Graham died? How does this contrast to how Sarah and Lucas feel? Could these feelings help or hinder her healing process? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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