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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 Luke jokingly say Cheryl does not know how to do in Chapter 42?
(a) Boil water.
(b) Fry an egg.
(c) Change a tire.
(d) Bake cookies from a box.

2. What does Luke agree to do before Rose's mother passes in Chapter 32?
(a) Write her an apology letter.
(b) Make a sweater for her.
(c) Make a photoalbum compiled of pictures of Rose and Addie.
(d) Take a picture of Rose's mother.

3. What news does Addie share with her parents one night at dinner in Chapter 40?
(a) That she wants to travel the world after high school.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she got into her dream college.
(d) That she is bisexual.

4. What does Rose say she is tired of doing with Luke in Chapter 35?
(a) Fighting with him.
(b) Renting an apartment with him.
(c) Eating with him.
(d) Being married to him.

5. What academic department does Thomas work in when Rose's mother introduces them in Chapter 28?
(a) History.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits with Rose at the abortion clinic in Chapter 30?

2. What does Rose catch a glimpse of before sex in Chapter 27?

3. In Chapter 35, Life 7, what is Rose holding in her hand when she and Luke are having the pill bottle argument?

4. Why does Rose refuse to undress during her scheduled sex with Luke in Chapter 27?

5. Where is Rose when she meets Thomas in Chapter 34, Lives 1 & 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Rose’s mother different from Rose? How does her mother respond after Rose says that they are two very different people?

2. How would you describe the moment Rose realizes Luke is “evaluating” her behavior as a mother? Where are Luke and Rose?

3. What other reason besides the fact that she loves Thomas does Rose give for her wanting to get out of her marriage with Luke?

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. After Luke and Rose have “The Sex,” what does Luke suggest they do if their attempts to make a baby fail? How does Rose respond?

6. What version of the fight over the prenatal vitamins does Rose reimagine in Lives 5 & 6 at the beginning of Part 4?

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

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

9. How does Rose die in Life 4?

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

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