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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 was Teresa when she retired?
(a) 72.
(b) 65.
(c) 62.
(d) 69.

2. How old is Franny in Chapter 6?
(a) 29.
(b) 31.
(c) 28.
(d) 27.

3. What language do Fode and Bintou speak when they are alone?
(a) German.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Hindi.
(d) French.

4. Where do Fix and Marjorie live in Chapter 7?
(a) Brentwood.
(b) Inglewood.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) Venice.

5. Where did Holly work before she moved to Switzerland?
(a) Sumitomo Bank.
(b) Wells Fargo Bank.
(c) Shoko Chukin Bank.
(d) Chase Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it in Chapter 5?

2. How old is Marjorie in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 8, how far is Holly's drive to the Lucerne airport?

4. In Chapter 6, where does Caroline practice patent law?

5. In Chapter 7, how far does Albie live from Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Fix say that Leo's wife is the unsung hero in the relationship between him and Franny?

3. In Chapter 8, what are Teresa's reasons for retiring?

4. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

5. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

6. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

7. Why do Fix, Caroline, and Franny go to Teresa's house on Fix's birthday?

8. What does Holly do at the airport in Lucerne while she waits for her mother's flight to come from Paris?

9. In what way is Leo and Franny's relationship doomed even before the house guests in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 5, what does Holly tell her mother about Cal's death?

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