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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Margaret's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Minister.

3. What nationality was the woman who watched Olive when she was little and her mother was teaching school?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Finnish.

4. What is the waiting period for Maple Tree Apartments?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 20 months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 12 months.

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

6. How old is Lisa MacPherson in "The End of the Civil War Days"?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) 43.
(c) Close to 40.
(d) 39.

7. How old was a woman who killed herself by sitting in the middle of the turnpike?
(a) 69.
(b) 65.
(c) 74.
(d) 71.

8. How long has it been since Helen has been in Maine in "Exiles"?
(a) About 5 years.
(b) Almost a decade.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 8 years.

9. What does Olive think of after being told that she was dead?
(a) Petunias.
(b) Geraniums.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Violets.

10. What color cardigan does Olive remember that Jack wore when they went to dinner the first time?
(a) Green.
(b) Beige.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

11. What time does Olive have to get up and change her sheets in "The Poet"?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

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

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

14. Where was Halima born?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Portland.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Boston.

15. For how many years have the MacPhersons barely spoken to one another?
(a) 29.
(b) 38.
(c) 35.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "The Poet," how does Olive communicate with Andrea?

2. What is the name of the MacPherson's dog?

3. How old is Olive in "Friend"?

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

5. Where does Isabelle's daughter live?

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