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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben do to an injured person in Part I that he always regrets?

2. What does Theo know he is really good at?

3. Who comes to Sarah's house unannounced on New Year's Eve 1999?

4. What does Theo want to do for Sarah and her family on New Year's Day?

5. What does Theo do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarah call Theo panicked in Part I?

2. Where does Waldo decide to go when he runs away?

3. Who does Mimi think Waldo is?

4. What does Waldo do to try to help Mimi?

5. What does Waldo show Mimi that calms her?

6. Why does Sarah tell everyone she was driving instead of Theo?

7. Where does Mimi end up when she wanders away from the nursing home?

8. How does Shenkman generally treat Waldo?

9. Who is Mimi looking for when she walks away from her nursing home?

10. In Part II, why does Waldo run away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shapiro use the car accident involving Sarah, Theo, and Misty in the very beginning of the novel to set the tone and the plot points for the rest of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Shapiro handle the topic of addiction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Shapiro explore the topic of loss specifically as it relates to a character and her family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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