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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Anne's newly purchased used car?
(a) It dies at a stop sign.
(b) It rolls into a car in a parking lot.
(c) Its brakes fail and she hits a tree.
(d) It skids on wet pavement.

2. What does Anne like to do?
(a) Play softball
(b) Watch TV
(c) Attend church
(d) Swim

3. What illness does Anne's neighbor, Rick, have?
(a) Lung cancer
(b) Diabetes
(c) Mesothelioma
(d) Liver cancer

4. How does Anne envision her time on stage with Paley?
(a) As a scripted presentation
(b) As an informal performance
(c) As a town hall meeting
(d) As an uncomfortable encounter

5. Why does a typically cheerful woman in the church become morose?
(a) She learns that she has cancer.
(b) She is losing her sight.
(c) She must leave her house.
(d) Her husband has died.

6. What was the message on Anne's father's answering machine?
(a) It is what it is.
(b) All's well that ends well.
(c) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
(d) The freedom train is coming.

7. What does Anne do when she has to make an important decision?
(a) She calls her mother.
(b) She goes to a psychic.
(c) She calls her girlfriends for advice.
(d) She gets very quiet to see what decision brings her peace.

8. On what day does Anne make Sam skip cartoons before school as a sign of respect for the dead?
(a) All Saints Day
(b) Passover
(c) Ash Wednesday
(d) Good Friday

9. What is the subject of the book being read by the man next to Anne on the plane home?
(a) Marriage counseling
(b) The end of the world
(c) Whole foods diets
(d) Financial planning

10. What part of her life does the author talk about at length?
(a) Her college days
(b) Her childhood
(c) Her high school years
(d) Her romantic life

11. Who is the woman in Anne's church who strongly disapproves of the answer to #26?
(a) Ranola
(b) Randa
(c) Ramona
(d) Ranier

12. What does Anne call her steps toward grief recovery?
(a) Stepping Stones
(b) Pathways
(c) The Long Road
(d) Ladders

13. What was Anne hoping for on this night?
(a) Dinner invitations
(b) Acclaim
(c) Autograph signing session
(d) A job offer

14. What is Rick's attitude about life?
(a) Hey, we all gotta go someday.
(b) Live each day to the fullest.
(c) Why does crap only happen to me?
(d) Speak softly and carry a big stick.

15. Why does Anne say she can make Sam go to church?
(a) She threatens him
(b) She coerces him
(c) She is bigger than he is
(d) She makes all his decisions

Short Answer Questions

1. On what do Anne's parents blame for the behavior in #10?

2. Why is Anne still grief-stricken?

3. Why does Anne say she always prayed at night?

4. What is Anne's word for fraud?

5. What does Anne learn from this experience?

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