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

2. What item does David come into Anna's house in order to borrow?
(a) A bottle opener.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) A box cutter.
(d) A letter opener.

3. In what area of New York City does Anna live?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

5. Who answers the phone when Anna calls the townhome from which the scream has originated?
(a) David.
(b) Jane.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Alistair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after their decision to separate had Anna and Ed taken a family trip to Vermont?

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

3. Which member of the Russell family does Anna say is constantly on display during the early days of their tenancy?

4. What reason does Ethan give for not having a cell phone or an email account?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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