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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what does Theo feel trapped in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A bad movie.
(b) A loveless marriage.
(c) A dead-end job.
(d) An endless nightmare.

2. What is the subject of the painting Alicia made while on trial for murder?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) A Greek heroine.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her mother.

3. What is the name of the neighbor who called the police on the night of the murder?
(a) Bridget Horne.
(b) Bessie Henderson.
(c) Barbie Hellman.
(d) Barbara Hinkle.

4. What play is Kathy rehearsing for in in Part Two, Chapter Six?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Othello.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) King Lear.

5. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, why does she dislike Max Berenson?
(a) Max is a kleptomaniac.
(b) Max believes she is not good enough for his brother.
(c) Max constantly borrows money from them.
(d) Max says he is in love with her.

6. What does Theo think about Kathy as he reflects on her emails in Part Two, Chapter Eight?
(a) That she is his life.
(b) That he needs to divorce her immediately.
(c) That he will be okay without her.
(d) That she is playing a joke on him.

7. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, Alicia was unsettled by Gabriel having what?
(a) A second cell phone.
(b) A mistress.
(c) A secret admirer.
(d) A gun.

8. The murder of Gabriel Berenson occurred how many years before the events described in the first chapter?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

9. Why does Paul Rose knock Theo unconscious in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?
(a) He thought he was debt collector.
(b) He thought he was a journalist.
(c) He thought he was a lawyer.
(d) He thought he was a burglar.

10. According to the narrator in the Part One, Chapter Three, what saved his life?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Art.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Meditation.

11. According to Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine, what do people often confuse for love?
(a) Crisis and calamity.
(b) Excitement and euphoria.
(c) Drama and dysfunction.
(d) Strife and sorrow.

12. When Kathy appears concerned for him in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen, Theo remembers what?
(a) She is a good actress.
(b) He should not jump to conclusions.
(c) His tendency to overreact.
(d) She does love him.

13. To what does Theo compare leaving Kathy in Part Two, Chapter Ten?
(a) Tearing off a limb.
(b) Breaking his heart.
(c) Blinding himself.
(d) Dying.

14. How does Lydia describe Alicia's painting of her in Part Two, Chapter Seventeen?
(a) As an offensive travesty.
(b) As realistic ridicule.
(c) As an obscene mockery.
(d) As an explicit parody.

15. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter One, what is the only mysterious aspect to the murder?
(a) The motive.
(b) The time.
(c) The culprit.
(d) The murder weapon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the clinical director at the Grove?

2. According to Diomedes in Part One, Chapter Six, who was the deciding vote to hire Theo?

3. According to Chistian in Part Two, Chapter Three, what is "hanging" over the Grove?

4. How does Christian view Theo's plan to help Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Three?

5. According to Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine, what does Theo need to do?

(see the answer keys)

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