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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. One night, after getting up to use the bathroom, what did Rachel witness Nadia was doing for her brother?
(a) Crying.
(b) Making him baked goods.
(c) Praying.
(d) Shopping for his groceries.

2. Where does Rachel's brother keep his will?
(a) In the bookcase behind his favorite Charles Dickens book.
(b) In an old tea tin with daisies painted on the lid.
(c) In his home office desk draw.
(d) In the bookcase next to the Audubon drawings.

3. 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 hand-dyed textiles.
(c) Work as a park ranger.
(d) Sell pashmina shawls.

4. How does Bud describe himself when he was in elementary school?
(a) Loud but afraid.
(b) Disinterested and bored.
(c) Quiet and anxious.
(d) Quiet but opinionated.

5. After Bud quits his job, who does he think he sees on 5th Avenue, window shopping around Christmas time?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother, Dillion.
(c) The ghost of his dead father.
(d) His sister, Cecie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Frankie suggest her daughter connect with about money for filming her next documentary?

2. What does Bud do as his first job after fleeing to Lizzie's apartment?

3. What job out of college does Tara enjoy?

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

5. Before getting sick, why did Rachel's brother believe online reading was important?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Bud tell Lizzie and her roommates after he runs away to her apartment?

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

3. Why does Frankie, Tara's mother, turn down Gil's marriage proposal when they are 19?

4. After his medical treatments, what does Saul do when he arrives back home?

5. When Frankie quits her job at the doctor's office, how does her then boyfriend, Quinn, react?

6. What does Tara's friend, Tracey, make a film about and how does Tara feel about it?

7. When Bud brings a date, Phoebe, to his sister's wedding, what does she say to his family?

8. What idea does Bud come up with for temporary employment while living at Lizzie's apartment?

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

10. How does Bud describe his relationship with Sally?

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