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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did Mal's mother have?

2. After Fenno's drive in Chapter 9 to read Lil's letter, what time does he arrive back at Tealing?

3. Who did Mal's mother remind Fenno of?

4. How old is Tony in Chapter 14?

5. How many attended Maureen's graveside rites?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mal retire?

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

3. In Chapter 13, where did Fenno go with Lucinda on a Friday evening?

4. How did Felicity respond when Fenno took her to Mal's in Chapter 13?

5. What photos does Lucinda show after dinner in Chapter 9 and what is her relationship to the people in the photos?

6. What happened to Mal in Chapter 12 when Fenno went to Paris?

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

8. How did Jonah die and how did Fern learn of his death?

9. What did Lucinda say about Mal as she rode home from the benefit with Fenno?

10. What does Fenno find in the attic in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fenno and Fern know how easily love can be lost. How do their past experiences with love color their view of love? Do they ever give up on desiring love? How do they finally find love?

Essay Topic 2

Fern, Tony, Fenno, Dennis, and Richard discuss motherhood in the last section of the book. Do they have a shared definition of what motherhood is? How does the way that each person was raised affect his/her view of motherhood? How did the mothers who raised these people affect their children's lives and the people their children became?

Essay Topic 3

Paul struggles with grief. How does Paul decide to deal with his grief, and how successful is he at making a new life for himself after his wife’s death?

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