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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 is Anna doing when Little tells her to stop?
(a) Chastising herself aloud.
(b) Humming to herself.
(c) Whispering to her cat.
(d) Clearing the coffee table.

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

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

4. How many days after their decision to separate had Anna and Ed taken a family trip to Vermont?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

5. What game does Anna enjoy playing online?
(a) Pinochle.
(b) Poker.
(c) Chess.
(d) Backgammon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Anna finally find her phone when she is trying to call the police to report Jane's stabbing?

5. What is the name of the dilapidated church that abuts Anna's townhome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Anna's decision to watch the Today Show through the lens of her camera as her new neighbor watches on his own television?

3. How would you characterize the relationship between Anna and her physical therapist Bina?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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