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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. Why did the man in #3 marry Ellie and not Flora?
(a) Flora didn't want to marry anyone.
(b) Flora didn't love him anymore.
(c) He got Ellie pregnant.
(d) Ellie had a bigger dowry.

2. How old is Hazel?
(a) In her sixties.
(b) In her fifties.
(c) In her twenties.
(d) In her thirties.

3. What did Murray ask Barbara to take to Victor on a really cold night?
(a) A stocking cap.
(b) Extra blankets.
(c) A thick sweater.
(d) Wool socks.

4. Why does Flora write a letter to the narrator after a long time of no correspondence?
(a) To send condolences for Robert's death.
(b) To express sorrow for the narrator's mother's illness.
(c) To invite her to her wedding.
(d) To inform her of the birth of her first child.

5. What type of shop do Brenda and her husband now run?
(a) Second-hand items.
(b) Antiques.
(c) Interior design.
(d) Musical instruments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Murray and his wife drive to see a doctor?

2. What business do Murray and his wife now own?

3. What is Hazel's marital status?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that the narrator's mother once thought about Flora?

5. How does Almeda view the man in #41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the town's attitude about the poor people in town?

2. What does the fight between Brenda and Neil signify?

3. What is life like for women in Almeda's town?

4. How does the story of Janette serve as a metaphor for the struggles Judy and Antoinette experience regarding Dudley?

5. What is the content of a poem told by Miss Dobie that seems to be directed at Judy?

6. When does it occur to Hazel that Dudley is involved with both Judy and Antoinette?

7. Who was Victor and how did he come into Murray and Barbara's life?

8. What was the relationship between the narrator's mother, and Flora after the narrator's mother moved away to marry and start a family?

9. Why had Robert married Ellie instead of Flora, and how did Ellie's health deteriorate?

10. Why has Hazel decided to travel to a town in Scotland and who does she meet right away when she arrives?

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