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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Karin take Austin to the lake?
(a) To get his boat.
(b) To take photos of the snow.
(c) To go snowmobiling.
(d) To go ice fishing.

2. What does Jeanine reveal to Averill at a party in Jeanine's cabin?
(a) Jeanine was accused of murdering her husband.
(b) Jeanine's husband left her for another woman.
(c) Jeanine is in love with the captain of the ship.
(d) Jeanine has been divorced for several years.

3. Why did Teresa come to Canada to live?
(a) She wanted a new life.
(b) She was transferred in her job.
(c) She was a war bride.
(d) She came with her draft-dodger boyfriend.

4. The man Matilda married turned out to be a ____________________.
(a) thief.
(b) murderer.
(c) bigamist.
(d) fraud.

5. With whom was Reuel having an affair?
(a) Lynda.
(b) Lana.
(c) Lainie.
(d) Laura.

6. Who is Matilda?
(a) Joan's best friend.
(b) Morris' girlfriend.
(c) A beautiful girl in town.
(d) Joan's aunt.

7. In what field did Anita earn a PhD?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Literature.
(c) Art.
(d) Anthropology.

8. In the second ending of this story, Averill ______________________.
(a) misses the ship's launch.
(b) falls overboard.
(c) becomes seasick.
(d) takes the captain's hand.

9. What did Karin's baby die of?
(a) SIDS.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cystic Fibrosis.
(d) Meningitis.

10. What does Averill do that surprises the captain?
(a) Kisses him when she sees him on deck.
(b) Sings the same hymn that the sister in his story sang.
(c) Sings in the lounge after dinner.
(d) Offers to teach him how to waltz.

11. What is Austin's last name?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Collins.
(c) Corbin.
(d) Cobbett.

12. Who is the friend who Anita visits in her hometown?
(a) Margot.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Maria.
(d) Marlene.

13. The captain tells a story about ________________.
(a) a hunting trip.
(b) his best friend.
(c) his childhood.
(d) two sisters.

14. Who is the red-haired man who meets Georgia at work?
(a) Mike.
(b) Mason.
(c) Miller.
(d) Miles.

15. What job did the husband of the woman in #166 have?
(a) He drove a school bus.
(b) He was a plumber.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Maya give Georgia for Miles coming to Maya's house?

2. What was June's former profession?

3. How old is Georgia?

4. From what profession is Austin retired?

5. Who is June's daughter?

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