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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 is one thing Katie hides from her mother?
(a) That she is considering an abortion.
(b) That she quit her job.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she took some vacation days because she is too distraught.

2. What t.v. show does Katie watch as she tries to comfort herself?
(a) Loveboat reruns.
(b) Ally McBeal.
(c) Cheers.
(d) Friends.

3. Who is Gus?
(a) Katie's lab.
(b) Matt's brother.
(c) Suzanne's golden retriever.
(d) Suzanne's boyfriend.

4. What does Matt tell Katie on the night of July 18?
(a) That he was dying.
(b) That he had a son and daughter.
(c) That he was going to Europe for a few weeks.
(d) That he was leaving and would not be back.

5. What is Jean doing on the roof?
(a) Looking through her telescope.
(b) Working on a television atenna.
(c) Replacing some broken shingles.
(d) Fixing the fireplace flashing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katie do when she takes a break from reading?

2. What does Katie remember about the night she and Matt made the baby?

3. What does Katie think she and Suzanne would have done had they met each other under different circumstances?

4. About what do Suzanne and the painter talk?

5. Who is Michael Bernstein?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Suzanne write about Gus?

2. What has Katie admitted to herself about Suzanne?

3. What is Katie not yet ready to tell her family?

4. What is Katie doing at the opening of the novel?

5. How does Katie describe Matt and what do they do on the day they meet?

6. Why is Suzanne writing to her son?

7. Where do Matt and Katie go the next day after working until noon?

8. What does Suzanne say about seeing Matt the day after they talked in the diner?

9. How does Suzanne change her life after Michael leaves her?

10. What does Katie realize as she slams the diary shut and what does she need?

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