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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. Why does Claire not call James on the day he is to return to the office?
(a) She lets her lawyer make all the calls.
(b) She forgets because she is preoccupied with Adam.
(c) She is not in the mood for a confrontation.
(d) She wants to make a surprise visit instead.

2. Where does Claire think James really is when he does not take her call?
(a) Playing tennis.
(b) At lunch.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The Caribbean.

3. What does Claire want to do to James and Denise?
(a) Wish them well.
(b) Trash their apartment.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Slash their tires.

4. With what has Adam come home to help Helen?
(a) A family problem.
(b) Physics.
(c) Her laptop.
(d) An essay.

5. Who is Mr. Andrucetti?
(a) The postman.
(b) Claire's husband.
(c) Denise's husband.
(d) The local butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire's mother think that Claire needs in her life right now?

2. What does Claire find amazing about the night she meets Adam?

3. How does Claire feel about Adam?

4. What does Claire's mother think that Helen needs in her life now?

5. Why is Claire going into town the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claire keep putting off calling James?

2. What is an important theme in the first section of the book?

3. Why is Claire hesitant to call James?

4. How does Claire feel about her newborn daughter?

5. What realities does Claire realize that she must face now?

6. What date is important to the protagonist of the story and why is it important?

7. How does Claire meet Adam?

8. How does the author show that Claire is conflicted about whether or not she should spend time with Adam?

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

10. What advice does Claire get from Laura about dating a younger man?

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