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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. How many years ago does Olive remember in "The Poet," that Andrea used to walk the roads of Crosby alone?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

2. What time is Helen released from the hospital in "Exiles"?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack use to make on the weekends when Cassie was a girl?

2. What is Margaret's occupation?

3. Where did Isabelle have a job as a secretary after her daughter was born?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lisa MacPherson do and where does she live?

2. What does the park look like in "The End of Civil War Days" and how is it different from when Fergus was a kid?

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

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

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

6. What news does Lisa have for her parents when she visits in "The End of the Civil War Days"?

7. What is Olive's situation in "The Poet"?

8. Where do Jim and Helen Burgess travel in "Exiles" and why?

9. What happens to Helen at the end of "Exiles"?

10. What does Fergus do during Civil War Days in the park in Crosby?

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