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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 language had Anna begun to study in July?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

2. What memento does Ethan's mother carry with her always to remind her of her son?
(a) A locket.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A trophy.
(d) A birth announcement.

3. At whose request does the family leave the ski resort early in an attempt to get home before the storm hits?
(a) Anna's.
(b) Olivia's.
(c) Bina's.
(d) Ed's.

4. 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 has security cameras.
(d) She asks Bina to describe it sometimes when she comes over.

5. What type of object is the item Dr. Fielding refers to as Anna's "secret weapon"? (31)
(a) A pill.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What movie is quoted within the novel's epigraph?

3. For what purpose does Ethan first visit Anna's house?

4. What is Anna's screen name on the online support group she frequents?

5. What alcoholic drink does Anna most often imbibe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is symbolized by Ed's toolbox within the narrative?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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