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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. Why does Anna's father quickly go back to his country of birth in Chapter 4?
(a) His brother has been killed.
(b) His mother is very ill.
(c) He is very homesick.
(d) There is a great job opening for him there.

2. Who starts a conversation with Anna when she is trying to get her paperwork sorted out to go to Bamana in Chapter 15?
(a) Ken.
(b) Helen.
(c) Rose.
(d) Randy.

3. What kind of profession did Rose briefly flirt with as a teenager?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Law.
(d) Landscaping.

4. When does Anna remember she stopped straightening her own hair?
(a) When Robert left her.
(b) When she lost her hair to chemo.
(c) When she turned 40.
(d) When Rose went to secondary school.

5. What illness does Aunt Caryl suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Dementia.
(c) ALS.
(d) Heart problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Anna go on her first date with her husband?

2. Who is Anna's real estate agent?

3. What does Anna want to do with the money she gets from her mother's flat?

4. What is the nickname for the area of the world Anna's father is originally from?

5. Who was Anna's mother's sister, and Anna's beloved aunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how does Anna react when Robert comes to her house with flowers?

2. What does Anna think of church when she goes with Katherine?

3. What precipitates Anna's separation from her husband Robert?

4. Why does Adrian Bennett get angry with Anna after reading all of Francis's diary?

5. Why does Anna want to go see Adrian Bennett?

6. How does Anna first find Francis Aggrey's diary?

7. What influence did Melenik seem to have on Francis Aggrey?

8. Why does Anna really want her mother's flat to sell in Chapter 13?

9. Why has Anna never met her father?

10. What began the romance between Bronwen and Francis Aggrey?

(see the answer keys)

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