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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 request of the housemates' do Dana's sisters deny?
(a) Having a picture of Dana.
(b) Keeping Dana's CDs.
(c) Visiting Dana's childhood home.
(d) Attending Dana's funeral.

2. In what state do Jo and her husband live?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Ohio.

3. Where are Jo and her husband as the novel begins?
(a) A rowboat on a lake.
(b) A church.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A museum.

4. What holiday occurs in Chapter 6?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

5. Where does Jo rarely go?
(a) Church.
(b) Concerts.
(c) Parties.
(d) Museums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo say will be necessary to keep the dog alive?

2. What is Dana's nationality?

3. In what year did Jo leave her first marriage?

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

5. Who arrives at Jo's home in the evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Licia seem to fit in so well with the group members who seem to have no real plans?

5. How well does Licia adapt to living in the group house?

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

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

8. How did Jo get her start in veterinary medicine?

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

10. What does Dana think Licia might be when she catches Licia in lies?

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