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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. Upon returning from London, where did Karen go?
(a) To New York.
(b) To the doctor.
(c) To CAPA.
(d) To Sarah's mother.

2. How does Karen describe therapy on page 182?
(a) Like the presence of memory.
(b) Like the solidification of memory.
(c) Like the revision of memory.
(d) Like the erasure of memory.

3. What does David believe about Martin's relationship with his students, as evidenced by his conversation with Karen on pages 161-162?
(a) He believes the students were only innocent children.
(b) He believes the students had known what they were doing.
(c) He believes the students had been in love with Martin.
(d) He believes the students were telling the truth.

4. According to Karen on page 197, in what does she participate?
(a) Martin's rendition.
(b) Martin's indoctrination.
(c) Martin's ostracization.
(d) Martin's normalization.

5. How does Karen describe her relationship with Martin on page 205?
(a) As perfectly common.
(b) As perfectly romantic.
(c) As perfectly okay.
(d) As perfectly traditional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Karen ask Sarah to perform on page 185?

2. According to Karen on page 164, what is one of her strong points?

3. According to Karen on page 154, what about David has increased over time?

4. When does the second section of the novel take place?

5. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David feel about the accusations against Martin, as revealed on page 193?

2. What did Sarah and Karen plan after the English People returned to the UK? How did their mothers react, and what was the result?

3. What does Karen do on the opening night of Martin's play? Why does she do this?

4. What career path did David follow after graduating from high school, as revealed on page 149? What failures did he experience, and what successes?

5. What information does Karen reveal about her relationship with Martin when she was a teenager?

6. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?

7. What personal issue has Karen discussed in therapy, as revealed on page 181? What does she reveal to the reader about this aspect of her personality?

8. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?

9. What is the "Brotherhood" Karen discusses on page 150? For what is this brotherhood responsible, in Karen's opinion?

10. How does Karen surprise David during auditions for Martin's play? What is the result?

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