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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Matt's coworkers and friends done?
(a) Repainted the living spaces.
(b) Repainted the outside of the house.
(c) Made an addition to the house.
(d) Remodeled the kitchen.

2. What does Katie do when she tells Dr. Sassoon she is pregnant?
(a) Says she has made no decisions yet.
(b) Is fairly quiet.
(c) Cries.
(d) Laughs happily.

3. What does Suzanne turn on in Nicky's bedroom just as the clock rolls over into the next day?
(a) A recording she has made for him.
(b) A recording Matt has made for him.
(c) Nicky's music box.
(d) A group of people wishing Nicky a happy birthday.

4. What does Matt say about Suzanne's driving in general?
(a) She was always a careful driver.
(b) She drove a little fast.
(c) She was not good at judging distances.
(d) She could get distracted.

5. What is one thing Suzanne says about Nicky when he goes for his check-up?
(a) He has one eye that wanders slightly.
(b) He is ahead of his age group in development.
(c) He needs to gain a couple pounds.
(d) He can hold his head up.

6. What does Katie think she has to do?
(a) Give herself some time to process what she read.
(b) Let Matt go and finish grieving.
(c) Contact Matt's mother.
(d) Find Matt and talk to him.

7. What is Katie relieved about when she goes to a bar Matt patronizes?
(a) That Matt is not an all-day patron there.
(b) That the bartender says Matt comes it but seldom has a drink.
(c) That Matt is there but not drinking.
(d) That the bartender knows Matt and says he has not been in in weeks.

8. What does Suzanne call her marriage?
(a) Intense.
(b) Magical.
(c) Content.
(d) Fun.

9. What does Merlin do as Katie finishes the diary and cries?
(a) Whines.
(b) Crawls under the bed.
(c) Leaves the room.
(d) Comes and lays his head in her lap.

10. What is the wallpaper like in the nursery?
(a) Mother Goose and other characters dancing.
(b) They just paint it a soft green.
(c) Pictures of animals swimming.
(d) Pictures of the galaxy and stars.

11. Who does Katie see on the sidewalk one day as she looks out her window?
(a) No one.
(b) Suzanne's ghost.
(c) Matt.
(d) Her mother.

12. Who has has accepted a poem from Matt for publication?
(a) The Atlantic Monthly.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Paris Review.

13. What does Suzanne recognize soon after they are married?
(a) Her heart seems to be stabilizing.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Matt is truly in love with her.
(d) Her heart seems to be becoming more erratic.

14. Of whom does Katie think?
(a) Her sister who had to abort a baby due to health reaons.
(b) The Jacksons.
(c) The Browns.
(d) Her grandparents.

15. What had Matt promised to Katie that he would do?
(a) Explain his past.
(b) Take her to meet his mother.
(c) Take her to his son's grave.
(d) Put the past behind him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katie decide she needs for more balance in her life?

2. Where is Suzanne's office?

3. What happens in October?

4. What does Matt surprise Suzanne with one day when she comes downstairs in her pajamas?

5. What is one thing Katie has learned from Suzanne's diary?

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