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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. How old is Olive's grandson Henry in "Motherless Child"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. What is the view from Olive's house?
(a) Highway.
(b) Bay.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Creek.

3. In "Arrested," when does Jack Kennison drive to Portland?
(a) Friday in June.
(b) Monday in June.
(c) Saturday in June.
(d) Sunday in June.

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

5. in "Labor," what does Olive eat at the Point?
(a) Manicotti.
(b) Lobster roll.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Omelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it in "Light"?

2. What park does Olive go to with Christopher and his family in "Motherless Child"?

3. Who did Jack have an affair with many years ago?

4. How many years had Jack been married when he had an affair with Elaine Croft?

5. In "Labor," how many days ago had Olive delivered a baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Larkin house burn down, and who died in the fire?

2. What does Christopher, Olive's son, tell her when she phones him in "Labor"?

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

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

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

6. What were some things that became a wall in Olive's marriage to Henry?

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

8. What special jobs does Kayley have when she cleans Mrs. Ringrose's house?

9. What does Jack remember about his wife and his gallbladder surgery?

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

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