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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 did Dana seem to become jealous regarding Licia?
(a) Licia got along well with another house resident.
(b) Licia was dating the guy who Dana liked.
(c) Licia had more money than Dana did.
(d) Licia was prettier than Dana was.

2. What did Dana witness Licia say to a man in a bar to stop him from flirting with her?
(a) She was in a relationship.
(b) She was gay.
(c) She was married.
(d) She had five kids.

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

4. Jo's twin daughters are Nora and _________________.
(a) Camille.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Cass.
(d) Celeste.

5. What decision does Eli make about his dog?
(a) Have him euthanized.
(b) Try the antibiotics.
(c) Go ahead with the surgery.
(d) Let him die naturally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dana says that she likes Licia because Licia has ______________.

2. What does Jo learn about Daniel?

3. Whom are the police most suspicious of regarding Dana's murder?

4. What does Jo think Eli's demeanor is in her office?

5. Licia, Larry, and Sara stay at Larry's parents' home in ______________ for the night.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Jo's secretive life in Cambridge in 1968.

3. What are the circumstances in which Jo sees Eli again after so many years?

4. How is Jo impatient with Daniel's needs when she wants to talk, and how does she try to mend things on Sunday morning?

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

6. What does Jo say might account for her feeling off during dinner with Daniel?

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

8. What are Jo's feelings about seeing Eli again?

9. What does Dana's murder signify for the housemates?

10. What do the police learn about each of the housemates that makes the police suspicious of them?

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