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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. What is Jo's health problem?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Migraines.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Arthritis.

2. How many daughters does Jo have?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. Dana is a part-time _____________ student.
(a) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Art.

4. What possession of Licia's do the police enter into evidence?
(a) Her blood-soaked clothes.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her cell phone.

5. What does Jo learn about Daniel?
(a) He was a Green Beret.
(b) He served in the Peace Corps.
(c) He is an award-winning photographer.
(d) He can speak five languages.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Licia called her mother on Christmas, her mother told her that she did not want to hear from Licia until Licia returned home or _____________________.

2. Who brings Eli's dog to Jo's office?

3. Eli's sad look in her office reminds Jo of ____________________.

4. What did Dana witness Licia say to a man in a bar to stop him from flirting with her?

5. Who is the husband of Sadie's professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Jo and Daniel's daughters and how are they different from each other?

2. How do Jo and Daniel reconnect and then marry?

3. What are some of the events that the author covers during a flashback of Jo's life?

4. What happens to the dynamics in the group house after Dana's death?

5. What is the premise of WHILE I WAS GONE?

6. How do Dana's sisters act when they come to the house to pick up Dana's belongings?

7. How does Jo confuse Jean Bennett when telling her how Jo knows Jean's husband, Eli Mayhew?

8. What choice does Eli make for his dog and for himself in Jo's office?

9. What was the nature of the relationship between Licia and Dana?

10. Describe the night when Licia finds Dana's dead body in the house.

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