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

2. How long did Bob live in New York?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 27 years.

3. In "The Poet," where has Andrea L'Rieux just been to do poetry readings?
(a) Helsinki.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Stockholm.

4. What trees are in the park where Fergus and the other men set up their Civil War encampment?
(a) Oak and maples.
(b) Elms and hickorys.
(c) White pine and birch.
(d) Locust and beech.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Jack and Olive together when he died?

2. Where did Jack and Olive go on a cruise that Olive enjoyed?

3. Where does Fergus wake up at the end of "The End of the Civil War Days"?

4. When does Olive fall in "Heart"?

5. Where did Elaine Croft finally make tenure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fergus prefer doing instead of Civil War Days?

2. What are Bob and Jim doing for a living in "Exiles"?

3. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of Jim and Bob's father?

4. What is the main issue with the way that Fergus and Ethel live?

5. What does Andrea say about meeting the president of the United States?

6. What did Jack tell Olive when they flew to Oslo, and she refused to fly first class?

7. How does Olive communicate with Andrea and why at the end of "The Poet"?

8. What living arrangements do Fergus and Ethel MacPherson have?

9. What does Olive learn about Betty when she comes to visit?

10. Why does Fergus learn that during Civil War Days they may not camp in the park?

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