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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. According to Karen on page 138, what did Sarah do when her mother forbade her from going to England?
(a) She totaled her mother's car.
(b) She set fire to her mother's clothes.
(c) She assaulted her mother.
(d) She sold her mother's jewelry.

2. For what does Karen ask her father on page 195?
(a) A prop gun.
(b) A scenic backdrop.
(c) Money for rent.
(d) Advice on love.

3. According to Sarah on page 179, how did she feel in high school?
(a) Resigned.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Free.
(d) Powerless.

4. According to Karen on page 161, how does David view Martin?
(a) As a role model.
(b) As a competitor.
(c) As a responsibility.
(d) As an opponent.

5. According to Karen on page 163, who is the real Manuel?
(a) A combination of several individuals.
(b) A famous actor.
(c) Karen herself.
(d) A combination of David and Norbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sarah attend college, as Karen explains on page 148?

2. How did Sarah's mother feel about Sarah's plan to visit Liam?

3. What psychological process does Karen believe might explain Sarah's novel?

4. According to Karen on page 181, how does she view her own memory?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Sarah reveal on the night of the final play rehearsal? What is the effect of this news on David? What is the effect of this news on Karen?

2. According to Karen, what did she do following her graduation from high school? What did Sarah do?

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

4. How has David changed, both physically and emotionally, following his graduation from high school, as Karen explains on page 154?

5. According to Karen at the start of the second section of the novel, what is the truth regarding the friendship between Sarah and Karen?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. What does Karen ask Sarah to do following their meeting after Sarah's book signing? How does Sarah respond?

9. Why did Karen return to her hometown? What information does she reveal about her relationship with her mother?

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

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