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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. When Bob goes to New York after Helen dies, how long has it been since he hast been in the city?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) About 3 years.
(d) More than 2 years.

2. How long had it been since Mrs. Hasselbeck's husband died?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. How old was Olive's father when he committed suicide?
(a) 61.
(b) 57.
(c) 43.
(d) 38.

4. What time of day does Jim call Bob and tell him that Helen is gone?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

5. By what month, might trees in Crosby start to change color?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim want his ashes spread when he dies?

2. When was the last time Matt saw his mother?

3. Where did Bob Burgess grow up?

4. What was the name of the man Olive's mother wanted to marry?

5. What did Diana shoot the last time she visited Matt and her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Bob give Pam when she comes to talk to him?

2. What two stories does Lucy tell Olive in Book 2, Chapter 3, and what does Olive think of the stories?

3. How did Olive describe her parents' marriage?

4. Where does Matthew Beach live?

5. When and where is Gloria Beach's body found?

6. What is Helen's last request to Bob?

7. Why was Lucy's childhood challenging?

8. What is Helen's funeral like?

9. Who was Charlene Bibber, and how did the housing crisis affect her?

10. Why did Diana Beach become a guidance counselor?

(see the answer keys)

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