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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What action on Cory's part causes Merit to get cold feet about leaving their marriage? (from Chapters 17-19, "Five Years Later")

He cares for Nash when Nash becomes sick.

He forgives Merit when she tells him about her affair with Jane.

He comforts Viv while she mourns the loss of Merit's father.

He informs her that he has bought her a house.

2.

What animal features on the ring that Jane gives Merit for her birthday? (from Chapters 17-19, "Five Years Later")

A hummingbird.

A swan.

A deer.

A squirrel.

3.

What does Merit begin doing again after years of avoiding it? (from Chapters 9-12)

Attending church.

Painting.

Putting her children to bed.

Going for runs in the morning.

4.

Why is Merit's house being photographed in the novel's epilogue? (from Chapters 17-19, "Five Years Later")

Cory and Merit are the subject of a police investigation.

Jane has passed away and made Merit famous in the process.

Nash has developed an interest in photography as he grows up.

Merit is being featured in an architectural magazine.

5.

What painting does Merit gift to Jane upon returning from Florida? (from Chapters 17-19, "Five Years Later")

A picture of a hummingbird.

The child's drawing of two women holding hands.

A landscape of a Mexican beach.

A portrait of Jane's face.

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