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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. Though she has not been outside to see the front of her house in a long time, how does Anna know what it looks like?
(a) She hangs her camera out the window using a pole.
(b) She uses Google Earth.
(c) She asks Bina to describe it sometimes when she comes over.
(d) She has security cameras.

2. On what floor of the townhome is Olivia's bedroom?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The third.
(c) The second.
(d) The first.

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

4. What had Anna been doing when Ed had told her he wanted to tell Olivia then about their coming divorce?
(a) Eating breakfast.
(b) Vacuuming.
(c) Getting ice.
(d) Riding the chairlift.

5. What happens to prevent John Miller from discovering his wife with another man?
(a) Loud music muffles the sounds of their voices.
(b) He trips on the front steps.
(c) Someone calls to warn his wife that he is coming.
(d) His briefcase breaks open.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ethan comes to Anna's house for the second time in tears, what is her first reaction?

2. What type of object is the item Dr. Fielding refers to as Anna's "secret weapon"? (31)

3. What does Anna NOT list among the things she misses about Ed?

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

5. What memento does Ethan's mother carry with her always to remind her of her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of isolation emerge within Anna's description of her townhome?

2. What advice does Ed give to Anna when he speaks to her the morning after she drinks three or four bottles of wine?

3. What does Anna name as some of the issues that are difficult for her during her conversation with Bina over lunch?

4. What is ironic about Anna's advice to the members of the agoraphobia support forum that they should never mix their medications with alcohol?

5. In what scene is David's role as a possible red herring firmly established by the author?

6. What is the relationship between Anna and Olivia and how would you characterize it?

7. What is ironic about the fact that only a year before, Anna and Ed had planned to sell their townhome?

8. Why does Anna let Ethan inside when he rings her doorbell, even though she has not bathed in days and she believes that her cat may bite a stranger?

9. What effect does the symbolism of Olivia's empty room have on the reader?

10. What connection does the author depict between Anna and alcohol?

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