The Things We Keep: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Chapters 14-16 are mostly told by Eve. How does Eve's story reflect on Anna's story? (from Chapters 14-16)

Anna wishes she had a daughter, and Eve is playing out what is in Anna's head.

Anna and Eve are both stuck at Rosalind and would do anything to get out.

Anna is isolated, just like Eve, and they are dealing with their isolation in similar ways.

Eve, similar to Anna, is starting to forget things and acting in ways that are not normal.

2.

How does Eve convince Jack to let Anna and Luke be together? (from Chapters 45-50)

By talking about her husband's suicide.

By bribing him.

By lecturing him about love.

By forcing him to do it.

3.

What bearing does Anna's memory of Jack during show-and-tell in grade school have on the story now? (from Chapters 11-13)

She is remembering Jack, so that when she commits suicide she will not miss him as much.

She loves Jack and misses him when she is staying at Rosalind.

She hates Jack now, and thinking of a good memory is painful.

She is remembering her good memories at a time when a lot of her present memories are fading.

4.

What happens when Eve goes shopping at Houlihan's? (from Chapters 7-10)

She gets accosted by a customer and Angus helps her out of it.

She forgets her list and has to go back to Rosalind to get it.

She bumps into Angus and he asks her out on a date.

She spills pickle juice in one of the aisles.

5.

What does Clementine think about Rosalind the first time she is there? (from Chapters 3-4)

That Angus is really nice.

That this is her new school.

That it is her new house.

That she is going to live with old people.

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