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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 secret is Theo keeping from his wife in Part Two, Chapter Six?
(a) He has begun having hallucinations.
(b) He is smoking marijuana again.
(c) He is seeing another woman.
(d) He has been fired from his job.

2. What does Theo begin to doubt in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen?
(a) That he had actually seen evidence of an affair.
(b) That he is qualified to help Alicia.
(c) That his wife loves him.
(d) That Alicia murdered Gabriel.

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

4. What is the name of Gabriel's brother?
(a) Max Berenson.
(b) Michael Berenson.
(c) Mark Berenson.
(d) Matt Berenson.

5. According to Theo in Part Two, Chapter Five, what did Alicia's attack on him signify?
(a) A need for more medication.
(b) A hatred of Theo.
(c) A desire to communicate.
(d) A sign of fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname given to the nurses' station at the Grove?

2. In what does Theo feel trapped in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen?

3. Who is the head psychiatric nurse at the Grove?

4. What was the name of Alicia's father?

5. According to Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine, what do people often confuse for love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Theo meets Paul and Lydia Rose in Part Two, Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen?

2. What are the various opinions on Alicia's attack in Part Two, Chapter Five?

3. According to the Prologue, how does Alicia feel about her husband?

4. What happens during Theo's visit with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine?

5. What does Theo learn from Max during their meeting in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

6. What does Theo do in Part Two, Chapter Six? What does he discover?

7. Describe Alcestis, both the myth and the painting, as described by the narrator in Part One, Chapter Two?

8. What does the reader learn about Alicia's mother in Part Two, Chapter One?

9. Who is Kathy? How did she and Theo meet?

10. According to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Eleven, why did Alicia attack her shortly after arriving at the Grove?

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