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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an item Anna mentions as being part of her impression of why she and Ed no longer live together?
(a) A chocolate-box hotel.
(b) A Japanese fan.
(c) An ancient ice machine.
(d) Vast flats of snow.

2. Who answers the phone when Anna calls the townhome from which the scream has originated?
(a) Jane.
(b) Alistair.
(c) David.
(d) Ethan.

3. What is the name of the online support group to which Anna belongs?
(a) Miss Lonelyhearts.
(b) Home Alone.
(c) Agora.
(d) Down Home Living.

4. In the opening scene, Anna watches as her neighbor leads a man with what job into the guest bedroom of her townhome?
(a) Courier.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Air conditioner repairman.
(d) Contractor.

5. What does Anna NOT list among the things she misses about Ed?
(a) His bedtime stories.
(b) His stupid jokes.
(c) His Nicholas Cage impression.
(d) His great hugs.

6. What does Anna lend to Ethan during his first visit to her house?
(a) A movie.
(b) A cup of sugar.
(c) A book.
(d) An mp3 player.

7. In what century had Anna's townhome been constructed?
(a) The 20th.
(b) The 19th.
(c) The 21st.
(d) The 18th.

8. To what actor does Anna compare the looks of her tenant, David?
(a) Gregory Peck.
(b) Mia Farrow.
(c) Charles Boyer.
(d) Robert Mitchum.

9. How often does Anna's physical therapist Bina visit Anna's home to provide her with therapy sessions?
(a) Three times a week.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Once a week.

10. What type of movie does Little ask Anna if she likes?
(a) Documentaries.
(b) Horror movies.
(c) Thrillers.
(d) Romances.

11. At whose request does the family leave the ski resort early in an attempt to get home before the storm hits?
(a) Olivia's.
(b) Ed's.
(c) Bina's.
(d) Anna's.

12. What instrument does the Takeda boy play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Violin.

13. What two injuries does Anna say she had still displayed when leaving the hospital?
(a) A bruised spine and a damaged throat.
(b) A fractured wrist and a sprained ankle.
(c) A slipped disc and a twisted knee.
(d) A broken ankle and a bruised face.

14. What event does grannylizzie tell Anna has prompted a spell of agoraphobia?
(a) Her sixtieth birthday.
(b) The death of her husband.
(c) The death of her daughter.
(d) The divorce from her husband.

15. When Anna realizes she does not know how to talk to teenagers, she gives the reason that her oldest patients had been what age?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Bina been working as Anna's physical therapist?

2. Though David has been Anna's tenant for two months, what action has she never seen him take?

3. Anna says that Olivia had been at an age when everything reminded her of a what?

4. What is the literal translation of the term agoraphobia?

5. Whom does Anna thank in her comments to the reader about her lack of a need to get a job?

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