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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 does Anna see Jane doing just before she is stabbed?
(a) Crying.
(b) Hitting Ethan.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Lying down.

2. To whom is Anna speaking the first time the author inserts dialogue into the narrative?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her psychiatrist.
(d) Her mother.

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

4. What event had scared Olivia on the drive to the ski resort in Vermont?
(a) Ed's playful swerving.
(b) Anna's comment about separation.
(c) The appearance of a large abyss on one side of the road.
(d) Circling vultures in the sky.

5. When Anna goes outside to try to stop the egg assault on her house, who does she ultimately realize has helped her get back inside the house?
(a) Ed.
(b) Jane Russell.
(c) The Takeda boy.
(d) Mrs. Wasserman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna lend to Ethan during his first visit to her house?

2. On what day of the week does the novel begin?

3. What does Anna reveal as her line of work prior to leaving her practice?

4. What is the approximate square footage present in Anna's townhome?

5. When Anna absentmindedly draws on the shower door, what does she realize she has written over and over?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What theme is depicted within Anna's interactions with Lizzie?

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

4. What is the main reason Anna cites for her failure to call and warn Mrs. Miller of her husband's imminent arrival?

5. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 21 when Anna is talking to Ed and is interrupted by the sounds of someone downstairs?

6. What is the reason for the author's use of the word "halo" (118) when describing Jane through Anna's eyes?

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

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

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

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

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