View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the note from Matt that is inside the book say?
(a) That he is sorry for hurting her.
(b) That he hopes in reading the book, Katie will understand why he married Suzanne.
(c) That he hopes she will read his diary and understand him better.
(d) That he is returning their photo album to her.

2. Who can Katie not talk to, though she needs to talk to someone?
(a) Matt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Suzanne.
(d) Her best friend.

3. What does Gus do one day in the park in Boston?
(a) Breaks his leg.
(b) Chases ducks.
(c) Break up with his girlfriend.
(d) Digs up a rose bush.

4. What has Katie done to make her home cozy?
(a) Used big pillows and other overstuffed things.
(b) Used a lot of antiques.
(c) Gathered things around her from her family.
(d) Used lots of vibrant colors.

5. How does Katie meet Matt Harrison?
(a) Through a mutual friend.
(b) Through work.
(c) She hires him to paint her house.
(d) He moves in down the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What t.v. show does Katie watch as she tries to comfort herself?

2. How does Katie compare herself to a character in the show she watches?

3. What does Suzanne see Matt's home as having?

4. What does Matt tell Katie on the night of July 18?

5. How does Katie know Matt is an outdoors man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of Suzanne's illness and what analogy does she use to explain what she decides?

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

3. How does Suzanne end up in the hospital?

4. What do Katie and Matt do in the evening after go to the museums?

5. What bothers her immensely about her relationship with Matt?

6. What does Katie remember about her thoughts concerning Matt?

7. Describe what happens on July 18.

8. How does Suzanne describe her new life?

9. How does Katie meet Matt Harrison?

10. What does Katie remember about the night she and Matt made love and Katie becomes pregnant?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 851 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample