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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sisters and brothers does Halima have?
(a) 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
(b) 2 sisters and 6 brothers.
(c) 3 sisters and 3 brothers.
(d) 4 sisters and 2 brothers.

2. Where did Isabelle have a job as a secretary after her daughter was born?
(a) Bottle and can factory.
(b) Shoe factory.
(c) Mill.
(d) Ball bearing factory.

3. When does Olive fall in "Heart"?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) May.

4. How old is Jim and Helen Burgess's grandson when they take him to a month-long summer camp for the first time?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. What is the name of the first aide that comes at four o'clock to care for Olive?
(a) Margie.
(b) Alice.
(c) Jane.
(d) Cathi.

6. How old was Bob when his father was killed in a car accident?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

7. Who comes to visit after Olive falls?
(a) Betty.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Jane.
(d) Halima.

8. What does Christopher plant for Olive when he brings her a typewriter?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rosebushes.
(d) Geraniums.

9. How many children does Betty have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

10. In "Pedicure," how long has it been since Betsy died?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

11. In "Exiles," when does Helen say that she and Jim took a cruise to Alaska?
(a) 16 months ago.
(b) 6 months ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) A year ago.

12. What is the name of Bob's ex-wife?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Meg.
(d) Pam.

13. In "The Poet," when does Olive drive to the marina?
(a) Friday in September.
(b) Monday in September.
(c) Tuesday in September.
(d) Wednesday in September.

14. At the end of "Exiles," who stays with Helen?
(a) Susan.
(b) Jim.
(c) Bob.
(d) Margaret.

15. What does Fergus MacPherson do with his Civil War uniform after the encampment?
(a) Donates it to a thrift shop.
(b) Throws it in the garbage.
(c) Puts it back in the trunk.
(d) Takes it to the cleaners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Susan's occupation?

2. Who did Fergus MacPherson had a fling with a few years back?

3. When Jack and Olive went to Oslo, what did Olive have to eat on the flight home?

4. Where did Jack and Olive go on vacation a few years ago that Olive hated?

5. How long was Halima's mother in a camp in Kenya?

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