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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. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how long did visitors usually stay who came to see Mal?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) A couple hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. When Mal was little, at what time would he hear the sound of his mother's sewing machine?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 2 a.m.

3. In Chapter 9, what lake did Fenno drive near after he drove off and left Veronique?
(a) Lomond.
(b) Lochy.
(c) Arkaig.
(d) Ness.

4. In Chapter 11, how long had it been since Mal had given Felicity to Fenno?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

5. What food does Tony keep in his apartment in the city?
(a) Beer and milk.
(b) Cheese and milk.
(c) Vegetables and lunch meats.
(d) TV dinners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Fenno plan to stay at the inn where he stops in Chapter 9?

2. What color dress did Lucinda wear when she and Fenno went out together?

3. What type of car comes with the house Tony is living in at the beginning of Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 13, how many years have passed since Mal died and Fenno goes home for his father's funeral?

5. How many postcards did Stavros send Fern while he was gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mal retire?

2. What has Fern learned about Tony throughout the years she has known him?

3. What does Tony serve Fern for dinner in Chapter 14?

4. Why has Fenno come to the house where Tony and Fern are staying in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 11, why did Tony not let Fenno know that he was leaving?

6. In Chapter 10, why was Fenno surprised when he looked for Tony and found a woman at the house?

7. In Chapter 11, why do David and Fenno go through the trash from the dinner that was held after Paul's memorial service?

8. What does the neighbor look like when she brings a few goodies in Chapter 15?

9. How does Fenno describe Mal's mother in Chapter 9?

10. How does Tony leave a place that he has borrowed?

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