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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. Who is Denise?
(a) Claire's college roommate.
(b) James' ex-wife.
(c) Claire's best friend.
(d) James' lover.

2. When does Claire get the urge to call James?
(a) During breakfast.
(b) At night.
(c) Cocktail hour.
(d) After lunch.

3. What is the one thing Claire would not change about the life she had with James?
(a) Their wedding.
(b) Their daughter.
(c) Their vacations.
(d) Their apartment.

4. Where does Laura meet the person in #62?
(a) A pub.
(b) A concert.
(c) The grocery.
(d) A coffee shop.

5. What type of meals does Claire's mother usually feed her family?
(a) Take out food.
(b) Home cooked meals.
(c) Frozen dinners.
(d) Fast food meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claire decide that she will move?

2. What date is Claire talking about as the novel opens?

3. Who is Mr. Andrucetti?

4. What does Claire realize has come out of her marriage?

5. After whom does Claire name her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Claire say to Adam at the gym that puts a strain on the outing?

2. Why does Claire feel so guilty after spending the evening with Laura and Adam?

3. How does Claire feel about her newborn daughter?

4. What news does James deliver to Claire in her hospital room?

5. How does Claire arrange it so that she runs into Adam?

6. How did Claire meet her husband, James?

7. What is especially gratifying to Claire about the dinner she shops for and prepares for her family?

8. What irritates Claire when she and Adam meet for coffee?

9. What does Adam's invitation to his flat foreshadow for Claire?

10. How does Claire find out about Adam's intentions toward Helen?

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