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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. When Olive was growing up in Shirley Falls, what language could often be heard on the buses?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

2. How long has Ethel MacPherson lived at Maple Tree Apartments in "Friend"?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

4. Where does Isabelle's daughter live?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Des Moines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first aide that comes at four o'clock to care for Olive?

2. How many children does Betty have?

3. How old is Olive in "The Poet"?

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

5. What is the name of Olive's first home healthcare aide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Pedicture," what trips does Jack remember taking with Olive?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Olive decide she needs a typewriter, and how does she get one?

10. Where is Halima from and how many siblings does she have?

(see the answer keys)

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