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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. While watching Napoleon in Chapter 10, Heather is overcome by a feeling of what?
(a) Rage.
(b) Envy.
(c) Love.
(d) Unhappiness.

2. According to Jessica, she is addicted to what?
(a) Her cell phone.
(b) Her chardonnay.
(c) Her expensive face creams.
(d) Her wealth.

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

4. Which of Frances's books does Zoe find inside Tranquillum House?
(a) Nelson's Embrace.
(b) Nathaniel's Kiss.
(c) Neil's Blessing.
(d) Noah's Lament.

5. What information does Alain accidentally let slip to Frances?
(a) A bad review about Frances's work has been widely read.
(b) Frances is being sued by her publisher.
(c) Another author has plagiarized Frances's work.
(d) Frances is being dropped by her agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a paramedic-in-training, Yao believes the patient to be suffering from what?

2. Masha deletes every email from whom without opening it?

3. What is scheduled to occur during the first five days of the retreat?

4. What inspired Tony to attend the retreat?

5. As Masha addresses the guests for the first time, Frances envisions herself writing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Alain and what does he tell Frances? How does she react?

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

5. Who is the director of Tranquillum House? How has she been transformed?

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

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

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

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

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

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