1 When was the novel published? 1995 1972 1980 1969 2 The novel takes place in ___. France Canada The US Britain 3 We do not know the narrator's ___. name appearance age all of these 4 The narrator is a/an ___. fine artist poet illustrator author 5 Who served in the Vietnam War? Joe The narrator's father Paul David 6 Who is still alive in the narrator's family? Her father Her mother No one Her brother 7 How long has the narrator known Anna? Two years Nine months Five months Two months 8 What is "Random Samples?" David and Joe's film The book the narrator is illustrating A poem David wrote Anna's paperback 9 What was going on during the narrator's childhood? Vietnam War WWI Iraq War WWII 10 What do Paul and the narrator exchange? Bread Newspapers Vegetables Gossip 11 Her mother's diary was filled with ___. drawings philosophical musings factual information emotional interludes 12 At the beginning of the novel, the narrator seems to have ___. a child only a husband and child a husband with whom she is together a husband from whom she is separated 13 When she returns to the village, she thinks ___. it seems hostile it has not changed at all it seems like it has changed she never wants to leave again 14 What does David want to do on this trip? Rock climb Birdwatch Hike Fish 15 What of her mother's is still in the house? A shawl A leather jacket A necklace A notebook 16 What kind of book is NOT in the cabin? Old paperbacks Classics Scottish poetry Bibles 17 How long have David and Anna been married? 5 years 1 year 10 years 9 years 18 How does the narrator feel about Joe? She loves him. She likes him enough. She detests him. She is afraid of him. 19 What were the pictures she'd drawn in her room of? Glamorous women Animals Explosions Trees 20 Her father can best be described as ___. witty logical creative spiritual 21 Her father hated ___. nature art women Christianity 22 Her mother loved what creature? The crows The herons The loons The jays 23 What does Anna say she has to do for David? Be thin Wear makeup Dress nicely Be sexual 24 What is the narrator illustrating? Quebec Folk Tales Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales Greek myths Grimms Fairy Tales 25 As a child, she wanted to go to ___. the United States a museum Sunday School the city