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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 is Annie not uncomfortable with scattering Graham's ashes?

2. Why is Annie glad when Sarah leaves at the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. How does Annie respond when Sarah makes a comment about Rosemary being distraught?

4. How has Frieda been permanently cut off from her son, based on what is said in Chapter 22?

5. What is Frieda's physical reaction when Annie tells her the woman Graham had an affair with was in Graham's office at the end of the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frieda's response when Sarah asks her if her relationship with Graham had been as secretive as Graham and Annie's?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Frieda believe one can manage in life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Graham and John connected. How does this connection affect their relationship? What similarities do they share? How have the events in both Graham and John's lives affected them? How have they each reacted to their similar histories?

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

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.

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