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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. Where did Vera live in a hotel after being discharged from the army?
(a) Kingston.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Toronto.

2. How high did Stanley have books piled in his apartment?
(a) Height of a man's head.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) Height of a window.
(d) 4 feet.

3. How old was Martha when she died?
(a) 42.
(b) 44.
(c) 46.
(d) 41.

4. How long did Vera go out with the housepainter before she slept with him?
(a) 4 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. How tall is Vera?
(a) 5 feet 9 inches.
(b) 5 feet 2 inches.
(c) 5 feet 6 inches.
(d) 5 feet 11 inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the brick in the back wall of the hardware store?

2. In Chapter 9, what direction does Alec search when he is looking for the steer he thinks Marker stole?

3. When does Vera remember that she met the housepainter she dated for a time?

4. What color shoes did Mr. Buckle want Vera to wear?

5. In Chapter 9, how many years has Alec tried to get his tenant, Marker to seed a pasture to flax?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daniel like to do every night after supper in Chapter 7?

2. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

3. When did Alec become a success and how?

4. How did Martha die?

5. What arrangements are made for Vera and her son?

6. What does Vera have Daniel collect at the end of Chapter 5?

7. In Chapter 8, why did Vera quit writing Earl?

8. Who are Vera and Daniel's fellow passengers on the bus in Chapter 2?

9. What did Vera do when she and some of her army companions went to visit New York City?

10. What caused Vera to hate her father?

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