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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 job does Frankie want to do when she is back in the U.S. with her family?
(a) Make pottery in a ceramics studio.
(b) Sell pashmina shawls.
(c) Work as a park ranger.
(d) Sell hand-dyed textiles.

2. What profession does Frankie give up on in Nepal after realizing she cannot do it?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Painter.
(c) Fashion designer.
(d) Translator.

3. What is Rachel's brother sick with?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Pancreatic cancer.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Brain cancer.

4. At his late father's house, what does Bud say to his brother, Dillion, he knows more about than anything?
(a) Women.
(b) Money.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Airfare prices.

5. What is Rachel's profession?
(a) Nurse at a major hospital.
(b) Accountant for a small, local hospital.
(c) HR for a big law firm.
(d) HR for a hotel chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Matthew, Tara's father, want to do and why?

2. Even though Rachel's brother and his partner broke up, what do they still share?

3. After Gil proposes to Frankie at the boardwalk, how does she respond?

4. Who does Apsara become engaged to?

5. When Frankie decides to leave the office, what type of flowers does she bring in as an apology for leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Rachel describes her brother as "a total pill." How does Saul's illness affect his character?

2. How does Rachel describe the personality of the nickname "Sister Susie," which Kirk fondly calls her?

3. By the end of Chapter 4, how does Rachel feel about her brother moving back in with Kirk and now Ethan?

4. What does Bud learn about from his childhood friendship with Sally?

5. How does Rachel react to the news that her brother's boyfriend, Kirk, is making him leave his apartment?

6. What does Tara's father, Matthew, do for a living once in Kathmandu?

7. How does Tara describe her childhood upbringing in Kathmandu?

8. When Saul expresses that he feels hopeless and there is nothing that he wants anymore, how does Rachel counter this point?

9. Describe how Nadia and Rachel first meet Ethan, Kirk's new boyfriend.

10. What does Tara's former boyfriend, whom she dates in her 20s, tell her about money?

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