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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. Where does Jo meet Daniel?
(a) A museum.
(b) An airport.
(c) A fundraiser.
(d) A church.

2. What is the demeanor of Dana's sisters when they come to the house to get Dana's belongings?
(a) Conciliatory.
(b) Angry.
(c) Bereft.
(d) Stunned.

3. Licia, Larry, and Sara stay at Larry's parents' home in ______________ for the night.
(a) New York.
(b) Portland.
(c) Boston.
(d) Danbury.

4. How much time passes between Eli's visit to Jo's office until she hears from him again?
(a) A month.
(b) Three days.
(c) A couple of hours.
(d) One week.

5. What does Jo say will be necessary to keep the dog alive?
(a) Strong antibiotics.
(b) Nothing can save the dog.
(c) Emergency surgery.
(d) More dedicated time and care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo explain to the person who brings the dog to the office?

2. Who was the only other housemate that spent Christmas with Licia?

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

4. What holiday occurs in Chapter 6?

5. Chapter 3 uses what literary technique to show events that happened in the past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Jean Bennett and in what circumstances does Jo meet her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the author use foreshadowing in the situation regarding the euthanasia of Eli's dog?

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

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