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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. According to Annie, what is the only project Graham ever finished?

2. What had Graham called the place he wanted his ashes distributed?

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

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

5. What gift had helped propel Annie into her career as a photographer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie feel about heading to Vermont at the beginning of Chapter 15?

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

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

4. How does Edith respond when Annie says that, now that Graham is dead, there is nothing left?

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

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

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

8. How does Frieda acknowledging Graham's affair get her into a tough situation with Annie?

9. How does Annie compare the arrival of Graham's ashes to Annie shutting Graham's office door after Rosemary leaves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annie returns to photographing people toward the end of the novel. Why does she do this? How does this make her feel? What does this say about Annie?

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

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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