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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 does Anne’s daughter (Ka) respond with when Anne tries to tell her about a miracle?
(a) “Cool.”
(b) “Whatever.”
(c) “Really?”
(d) “Ouch.”

2. Where is Eric meeting his wife?
(a) LaGuardia airport.
(b) JFK airport.
(c) Grand Central.
(d) Port Authority.

3. Why does Ka say that her father destroyed the sculpture?
(a) Because he does not want to be documented.
(b) Because he is so ashamed of himself.
(c) Because he is vain about his appearance.
(d) Because he always feels competitive with her.

4. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?
(a) One foot.
(b) Six feet.
(c) Twelve feet.
(d) Three feet.

5. How does Ka characterize her mother’s stories of miracles?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Far-fetched.
(c) Fabulous.
(d) Colorful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eric look at his wife on the bus ride back home?

2. How does Nadine’s mother characterize her father’s health in her letter to Nadine?

3. What is the theme Ka identifies in her mother’s stories of miracles?

4. How does Ka say her father reacted when she tried to take his picture?

5. Why is Ms. Hinds upset, when Nadine is called to her room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eric’s relationship with his roommates like?

2. What is Nadine’s relationship with her co-workers like?

3. What is the occasion that Eric’s wife coming to New York?

4. How does the narrator characterize Anne’s religiosity?

5. How do Ka and her father explain to Mrs. Fontaneau that the sculpture is gone?

6. What is Ka’s father’s objection to the sculpture?

7. What do Eric and his wife do when they go out on the weekend?

8. What is Anne’s family’s Christmas routine like?

9. In how many ways does the number seven resonate for Eric at the start of the second chapter, titled “Seven”?

10. What causes Nadine to call her parents?

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