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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. Why does Rose scream at the beginning of Chapter 21, Life 4?
(a) She experiences intense stomach pains.
(b) She has a panic attack.
(c) She learns her father died in a car crash.
(d) She is furious at Luke.

2. At the end of Chapter 42, what does Rose ask Addie?
(a) She asks what her future plans are.
(b) She asks if she wants any cookies.
(c) She asks whether she is happy or not.
(d) She asks if she has anyone special in her life.

3. What news does Rose share when Luke calls her in Chapter 42?
(a) Addie got into art school.
(b) She is pregnant with Thomas's child.
(c) Her father is sick.
(d) She received a grant.

4. Who is waiting at the hospital when Rose returns from lunch in Chapter 28?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Devonne.
(c) Luke.
(d) Her father.

5. How does Rose describe love in Chapter 27?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Everlasting.
(c) Fragile.
(d) Fleeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rose describe the hospital in Chapter 28?

2. What do Rose and Thomas's daughter, Addie, do together in Chapter 37, Lives 1, 2, 7, & 8?

3. What does Luke do after he discovers Rose is pregnant in Chapter 27, Life 8?

4. What academic department does Thomas work in when Rose's mother introduces them in Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 24, when Rose and Luke go to a friend's child's birthday party, what does Rose wish she was doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rose call after Addie refuses to pick up her cell phone? How does the conversation go?

2. When Addie finally returns Rose's messages at the end of Chapter 36, what does Rose tell her daughter?

3. In Chapter 40, what is the significance of Rose deciding to jump off the beach cliff with Addie?

4. In Chapter 41, Luke proposes to Rose. How does the author use foreshadowing to hint that Luke does not listen thoughtfully to Rose’s desires?

5. When Luke finally agrees to photograph Rose's dying mother in the hospital, what does Rose suddenly remember about Luke?

6. After Rose's mother dies, what is Rose's immediate reaction?

7. In Chapter 36, Addie will not answer the phone after Rose tries to call her. What does Rose confess she wants to tell her own mother?

8. How does Rose describe her love for Luke when they are on their honeymoon?

9. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?

10. How does the novel end? What realization does Rose have?

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