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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. What does Joan learn about her brother?
(a) He is going to retire this year.
(b) He sometimes escorts Matilda to events.
(c) He is going to be married.
(d) He is moving to London.

2. Why has Anita come to the small town where she grew up?
(a) To attend a funeral.
(b) To attend a friend's wedding.
(c) To take care of her dying mother.
(d) To go to a family reunion.

3. What is the setting of "Goodness and Mercy"?
(a) A townhouse.
(b) A castle.
(c) A ranch.
(d) A ship.

4. What was June's former profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Fashion model.
(c) Interior decorator.
(d) Opera singer.

5. With whom does Joan plan to have an affair?
(a) John Brolier.
(b) John Brown.
(c) John Brolin.
(d) John Bowen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What observation does Morris' bookkeeper make about Matilda?

2. Which couple also attended a dinner party at Maya and Raymond's house?

3. Which of the following is NOT a person Karin sends the ice pictures to?

4. What job did the husband of the woman in #166 have?

5. Who was the woman who gave Anita and Margot coffee on their way to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sad event does the snowstorm prompt Karin to recall and why does she take Austin to the lake to photograph the ice?

2. What was Joan Fordyce's childhood like as explained in the first part of the story?

3. How does Margot keep Reuel in line now that she had spotted him with their young babysitter, Lana?

4. What kind of world does the boat at night represent for Averill, and how does she incorporate the captain into this world?

5. Why had Teresa come to Canada and what troubles has she had in her marriage to Reuel?

6. Give some examples of how the author uses the theme of escape in this story.

7. What story does the captain tell about two sister who once traveled on the ship?

8. How does Joan's hometown of Logan contribute to people's needs to fit in and not be too distinctive?

9. What did Anita learn about Margot when her mother visited her in the hospital after her appendix surgery?

10. Who are June (Bugs) and Averill and what are they doing as the story begins?

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