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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. Anna reveals that she has not left her house in nearly how long?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) A month.
(d) Three months.

2. What is Anna's screen name on the online support group she frequents?
(a) foxyroxy.
(b) thedoctorwillseeyounow.
(c) thedoctorisin.
(d) Annagoraphobe.

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

4. What two words does Anna use at the beginnings of conversations with her family?
(a) It's me.
(b) Guess who.
(c) What's up.
(d) Get going.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of camera does Anna use in her photography pursuits?

2. Where does Little say that the paramedics had found Anna the previous night?

3. To whom is Anna speaking the first time the author inserts dialogue into the narrative?

4. What is Anna doing when Little tells her to stop?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What emotions does Ed display when Anna tells him that she wishes he were with her and why?

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

5. What happens to alleviate Anna's concern after she hears the screams coming from the Russells' townhome and what events do NOT alleviate her concern?

6. What details does Anna reveal about the extent of her agoraphobia during her description of the umbrella, which her psychiatrist calls her secret weapon?

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

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

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

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

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