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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 is Emily having these conversations with in Part 3: Chapter 1?
(a) Pookie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Her multiple lovers.
(d) Her therapist.

2. What has Emily been told is the cause of Sarah's death?
(a) Emily is told that Sarah was in a car accident.
(b) Emily is told that Sarah died from pneumonia.
(c) Liver ailment and a fall.
(d) Cancer.

3. When do Emily and Howard visit Sarah?
(a) At the end of a summer vacation in 1967.
(b) At the beginning of winter in 1970.
(c) On their way to Florida.
(d) Before they move to Iowa.

4. What is Peter doing in Part 3: Chapter 1?
(a) He has become a mechanic.
(b) He is going to medical school.
(c) He is in college and preparing for the seminary.
(d) He is going into the military.

5. Whose apartment does Emily awaken in the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3?
(a) A mysterious man's.
(b) Pookie's.
(c) Jack's.
(d) Sarah's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emily fearful of in Part 3: Chapter1?

2. How does Emily feel compared to Peter in Part 3: Chapter 3?

3. In which month does Sarah call Emily in Part 3: Chapter 1?

4. Who calls Emily on the phone in Part 2: Chapter 3?

5. Who does Emily think Sarah resembles in Part 3: Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily compare herself to Peter?

2. What are Sarah and Tony's sons doing in Part 3: Chapter 1?

3. What does Tony do after Sarah's funeral?

4. Why does it appear that this relationship between Howard and Emily will not work?

5. Why does Emily suddenly remember what happened the night of the party?

6. What does Emily do concerning her suspicions concerning Sarah's death?

7. Would you say that Sarah is happy in Part 2 of the novel?

8. What happens at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3?

9. What does Emily learn about Sarah in Part 2: Chapter 4?

10. Why does Sarah call Emily in Part 2: Chapter 3? What does Emily do as a result of this call?

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