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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jessica and Ben were first robbed, whom did Jessica blame?
(a) Ben's sister.
(b) Their neighbors.
(c) Her coworker.
(d) Her father.

2. Who killed Masha's father?
(a) A stonemason.
(b) A dog.
(c) A hitman.
(d) A teacher.

3. What inspired Masha to leave the Soviet Union?
(a) American hope.
(b) American novels.
(c) American music.
(d) American movies.

4. Who purchased the winning lottery ticket?
(a) Ben.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Ben's mother.
(d) Jessica's father.

5. How many children does Carmel have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to familiar to Lars, although he cannot put a face to the name?

2. How did Yao feel in the time following Masha's heart attack?

3. What is installed throughout the Tranquillum House property?

4. Tony Hogburn has tattoos of what?

5. With the silence broken in Chapter 13, Ben expresses concern about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking change happened to Jessica and Ben prior to their coming on the retreat? How did the change affect them?

2. Who is Paul Drabble and what does the reader learn about him in Chapter 8?

3. What is Ben concerned about his car as he arrives at Tranquillum House?

4. What information does Masha learn about Carmel in Chapter 24?

5. What does the reader learn about Heather in Chapter 10?

6. Once alone in her room for the first time, what does Frances discover?

7. What does the reader learn about Zach's death in Chapter 26? Why does Napoleon blame himself?

8. Whom does Frances meet as she takes a tour of Tranquillum House? What does she think about them?

9. What factors cause Frances to have a meltdown on the way to Tranquillum House?

10. What about the Marconi family confuses the director of Tranquillum House in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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