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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 often do Helen and Bill begin meeting?
(a) Every afternoon
(b) Twice a week
(c) Once a week
(d) Once a month

2. What position does Clara Goodwater hold?
(a) President of the Ladies Lodge
(b) Postmaster
(c) Pediatrician
(d) Newspaper editor

3. What does the French word secours mean?
(a) Life
(b) Help
(c) Hope
(d) Death

4. What does Douglas dream of when he has the fever?
(a) The ravine
(b) Great grandmother
(c) Lonely One
(d) Green town

5. Where do the sounds of Mexico City take Colonel Freeleigh back to?
(a) His marriage
(b) His retirement
(c) Childhood
(d) Young adulthood

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Elmira Brown's husband hold?

2. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?

3. What doesGgreat-grandma decide that she knows it is time for?

4. What does Mr. Black do with the wax figurine?

5. Who watches Douglas write in his tablet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bill end up falling in love with Helen even though there was a significant difference in their ages?

2. Why does Colonel Freeleigh call Mexico City twice before he dies?

3. What are the different views on Helen's death and how it relates to happy endings by Douglas and Tom?

4. How does Douglas decide is the best way to pay back Mr. Jonas?

5. What does Douglas believe would have happened between Bill and Helen if they had been born at different times?

6. How does Lavina feel on her lonely walk home after finding the dead body and going to the movies with her friend?

7. What is unique about Mr. Jonas' business with the junkyard wagon and horse?

8. Why doesn't Douglas finish his entry about what he must do some day in his tablet?

9. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas that she will always be with him, even for a thousand years?

10. How does Tom keep an eye on Mr. Black so that Douglas and Tom can rescue Mme. Tarot?

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