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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. What inspired Tony to attend the retreat?
(a) The sight of his grandchildren.
(b) A moment of clarity after getting test results.
(c) A need to prove others wrong.
(d) The thought of his ex-wife seeing someone new.

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

3. What is the name of the other wellness consultant?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Delilah.
(d) Daisy.

4. What intriguing item does Masha have on her desk?
(a) A gold letter opener.
(b) A bronze statue.
(c) A silver clock.
(d) A red figure.

5. What is the name of Frances's second husband?
(a) Hector.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Harrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lars's partner?

2. Who abandons themselves to Masha with abandon?

3. In Chapter 26, how does Napoleon feel about Masha's promise to transform them?

4. How is Frances awoken on the first night of the retreat?

5. Heather wonders if what has been drugged?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Masha and what happens to her in Chapter 1?

2. What happens when Frances and Tony are at the pool together?

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

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

5. In Chapter 28, whom does Heather remember seeing in the hospital cafeteria? How did she react?

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

7. What is the noble silence, and how do Ben and Jessica's feelings about it differ in Chapter 7?

8. Why is Ben unhappy with Jessica?

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

10. What do Masha and Frances have in common, as Frances discovers in Chapter 23?

(see the answer keys)

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