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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. In Chapter 8, how long before her retirement does Teresa buy a ticket to Switzerland?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. What type of car did Bert's parents give him when he graduated from college?
(a) Mini Cooper.
(b) Fiat.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Mercedes Benz.

3. In Chapter 6, where does Caroline practice patent law?
(a) Tampa.
(b) Boston.
(c) Denver.
(d) Silicon Valley.

4. In Chapter 6, what recipe does Franny's mother give her for a dinner?
(a) Seafood chowder.
(b) Herb soup with crab.
(c) Lobster bisque.
(d) Oyster stew.

5. What does Marisol do for a living in Chapter 6?
(a) Manages a restaurant.
(b) Teaches elementary school.
(c) Manages an art gallery.
(d) Professor at a law school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how old is Leo's granddaughter?

2. What color does Albie wear when Jeannette first sees him in Chapter 5?

3. Where do Fix and Marjorie live in Chapter 7?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how many flights of stairs does Jeanette climb to her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fix and Marjorie get their house in Santa Monica?

2. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where are Fix and his daughters driving and why?

4. What is the car like that Holly drives to pick up her mother from the airport in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

9. In Chapter 5, how does Fode know that Albie is Jeannette's brother?

10. In Chapter 6, why does Leo struggle to make ends meet?

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