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

2. What does Olivia do when Ed and Anna break the news of their impending divorce?
(a) She calmly accepts the news.
(b) She runs out of the room.
(c) She breaks the window.
(d) She crawls under the bed.

3. For what purpose does Ethan first visit Anna's house?
(a) To sell magazines.
(b) To ask her to keep the noise down.
(c) To bring her a candle from his mother.
(d) To interview her for the school newspaper.

4. When Ethan comes to Anna's house for the second time in tears, what is her first reaction?
(a) She hides him from view.
(b) She turns away.
(c) She hugs him.
(d) She calls his parents.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Anna's husband Ed call her?

2. How often does Anna's physical therapist Bina visit Anna's home to provide her with therapy sessions?

3. What two words does Anna use at the beginnings of conversations with her family?

4. In the opening scene, Anna watches as her neighbor leads a man with what job into the guest bedroom of her townhome?

5. What is the name of the online support group to which Anna belongs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ed's comment regarding Anna's emergency line reserved for her patients reveal in regard to his feelings about her career?

2. What crucial piece of information regarding Anna's character is revealed in her comments about the Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much?

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

4. What traits of Anna's character are shown when Ethan shows up at her door for the second time?

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

6. How does the opening scene of the novel demonstrate the theme of voyeurism?

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

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

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

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

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