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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. Who usually helped Francesca to his office as she was still having trouble moving around after her surgery?
(a) Dr. Jarvis.
(b) Hal.
(c) Myrna.
(d) Sandy.

2. What does Lila notice about their room that alerts the nurses to something strange going on?
(a) No light.
(b) A closed bathroom door.
(c) Missing trays.
(d) Rotting smell.

3. Where was Gregg working that summer while he was at Harvard, according to the story?
(a) A record shop.
(b) The bookstore.
(c) Woods Hole.
(d) McDonald's.

4. Susanna points out that Hal meant to say that if there was any _________ in the world, Francesca's illness would have happened to Susanna.
(a) God.
(b) Justice.
(c) Truth.
(d) Karma.

5. Where is Francesca sitting during the meeting with the rest of her family and Sherman in the hospital?
(a) Floor.
(b) Corner.
(c) Couch.
(d) On Grace's lap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gregg promise that he would do in order to support Francesca in her recovery?

2. What does Susanna decide to have as a drink before dinner is started, as offered to her by her dad?

3. What is the name of the hospital in which Francesca is admitted and then hospitalized for a period of time?

4. What is the reason why Lila is in the hospital with Francesca, as she tells her?

5. Who used to come to stay with Myrna when her family member was in the hospital, though he/she was a 'wacko'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandy Sherman warn Francesca's parents that she may do to them in the next few weeks?

2. What happens with Francesca which ends up getting her in trouble with the nurses?

3. What hasn't Grace told Gregg about the situation with Francesca in the hospital as she doesn't want to worry him?

4. What does Francesca do the second she arrives in the hospital ward and gets settled?

5. What does Susanna point out about her parents' relationship when she sees them together?

6. Who does Sandy include in the 'trio' as he calls a group when he is talking with Francesca in the hospital?

7. What happens when the worker brings Francesca a tray of food for one of her meals?

8. What does Hal start a fight about when he first talks with Susanna the night of her arrival?

9. What does Francesca do when she is waiting for her parents to come pick her up from the hospital?

10. What does Francesca say the reasoning was behind her hiding her food in her room?

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