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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Olive remember that her mother had a tumor?
(a) Breast.
(b) Ovary.
(c) Brain.
(d) Kidney.

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

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Jack and Olive eat in Shirley Falls?
(a) Window on the Square.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Pete's.

4. How old is Olive in "Friend"?
(a) 85.
(b) 87.
(c) 84.
(d) 86.

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

6. In "The Poet," how long has Olive been using a cane?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. How long was Bob married to his ex-wife?
(a) Almost 15 years.
(b) Nearly 20 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 11 years.

8. What is the name of Olive's cardiologist in "Heart"?
(a) Dr. Mlodinow.
(b) Dr. Yang.
(c) Dr. Weeman.
(d) Dr. Rabolinski.

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

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

11. How many grandchildren dod Helen and Jim have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

12. In "The End of the Civil War Days," how many years has Lisa MacPherson been living in New York City?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

13. Where did Jack and Olive go on vacation a few years ago that Olive hated?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Miami.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Hawaii.

14. Who was responsible for the death of Bob's father?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Susan.
(c) Bob.
(d) Jim.

15. How old was the MacPhersons' grandson when he and their daughter lived with them for a time?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Exiles," how often has Helen met Margaret Burgess?

2. What does Olive call Isabelle Daignault when she first sees her?

3. What does Christopher plant for Olive when he brings her a typewriter?

4. When does Olive meet Isabelle?

5. What does Olive think of after being told that she was dead?

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