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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. What month is it in "Light"?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) December.

2. Where does Jack Kennison's daughter live?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Bernardino.

3. What was Kaley's father's job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Postman.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Doctor.

4. In "Labor," what does Jack say that he talks to Bertha Bacock about?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Weather.
(c) Their children.
(d) Choosing vegetables.

5. Who tells Kayley that Mrs. Ringrose is putting her husband in a nursing home?
(a) Mrs. Kitteridge.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Christine.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color coat is Cindy Coombs wearing in "Light"?

2. How old was Cindy's mother when she died?

3. How many siblings did Denny have?

4. How far does Cindy have to drive from home to the grocery store?

5. Where did Ann's mother live when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Bernie's parents killed, and how did he get out?

2. In "Motherless Child," when was the last time that Olive had seen her son and his family, and how was the visit?

3. Who comes to Cindy's rescue when she is in the grocery store?

4. What did Olive do when she realized that Ashley was having her baby at the baby shower?

5. What does Jack learn when he writes to Betsy's ex and tells him that Betsy has died?

6. What type of person was Jack when he was younger?

7. Who is Kayley Callaghan?

8. Why did Jack and his wife move to Crosby?

9. Why was Olive bored at the baby shower for Marlene Bonney's daughter?

10. What does Cindy tell Mrs. Kitteridge about her sisters?

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