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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 many pounds did Diane lose after her second intestinal surgery?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

2. Who told Terry about the comet she got to see?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. What about Diane did Terry say was accelerated in the Magpie chapter?
(a) Her entire being.
(b) Her faith.
(c) Her love of solitude.
(d) All of these.

4. What did Terry say was so great about the petroglyphs?
(a) They made her not feel alone.
(b) The spirit of those people remained.
(c) They taught a lesson.
(d) They gave a good warning.

5. What anniversary did Terry celebrate in the Western Tanager chapter?
(a) 9th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 12th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Diane not answer the door when Terry came over after being awakened by a bird?

2. How many monks were at the Abbey?

3. Who wrote, "The Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe"?

4. Who paved Emigration Canyon Road?

5. What did the magpie flock keep Terry from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Diane do when she started to get more uncomfortable every day?

2. What did Terry see at Telegraph Cove?

3. What gift did Diane get for Terry when she moved to Emigration Canyon Road?

4. What realization did Terry have at the Abbey?

5. What did Diane say after her second intestinal surgery?

6. What did Terry say about how cancer patients die?

7. What happened during the family portrait after the hike near Brighton?

8. What disease did Mimi suffer from, and what treatment did she get?

9. What did the magpies disrupt in Terry's life?

10. What was most touching to Terry on the Christmas when Diane had a glucose IV?

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