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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 Vonni ask the tourists to do once they get home?
(a) Call her as soon as they get home.
(b) Plan their next visit to Aghia Anna.
(c) Settle their family differences.
(d) Write within 24 hours.

2. What does Dr. Leros tell Fiona about her health?
(a) She is perfectly healthy.
(b) She is diabetic.
(c) She has the flu.
(d) She is suffering from depression.

3. When Claus arrives in the newsroom, who does Birgit immediately ask about?
(a) Elsa.
(b) Dieter.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Fiona.

4. Why is Fiona's mother, Barbara, thrilled to receive a phone call from Shane asking whether Fiona has returned to Dublin?
(a) She thinks Shane is coming back to Ireland to surprise Fiona.
(b) She thinks that Shane has changed and cares a great deal about Fiona.
(c) She assumes that Shane has decided to stay in Greece and that Fiona is coming home.
(d) She figures that Fiona and Shane have broken up.

5. What does Vonni finally admit to Fiona over the phone?
(a) That Shane left a note for her.
(b) That she is going to inherit a large sum of money.
(c) That she kissed Shane.
(d) That Shane is in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fiona ask Elsa for that she refuses to give her in Chapter 14?

2. Who made Vonni's blouse?

3. What game do Andreas and Georgi play in the cafe in Chapter 11?

4. What does Fiona say is one thing she wished for when she was a little girl?

5. After sharing much of her past with Thomas, to whom does Vonni turn next?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the local fisherman react to the tourists' presence at the funeral?

2. What change do the others notice in Fiona?

3. Why is there tension between Bill and Thomas on the phone?

4. What is the mood in Aghia Anna the day after the funeral?

5. Describe the saga of Vonni's marriage as she explains it to Elsa.

6. Once he reaches Athens, what thoughts does Shane have about Fiona?

7. What does Vonni admit has caused her trouble?

8. What do Vonni and Andreas think they might have done differently in the past?

9. What event causes Fiona to leave Shane for good?

10. What does Fiona write about in the letter to her mother?

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