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

2. What did Jack use to make on the weekends when Cassie was a girl?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) French toast.
(c) Crepes.
(d) Waffles.

3. How many sisters and brothers does Halima have?
(a) 2 sisters and 6 brothers.
(b) 3 sisters and 3 brothers.
(c) 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
(d) 3 sisters and 4 brothers.

4. When Olive asks Isabelle to eat with her and the Chipmans, how long has Isabelle been at Maple Tree Apartments?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 8 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Poet," when does Olive drive to the marina?

2. How old was a woman who killed herself by sitting in the middle of the turnpike?

3. In "Exiles," when does Helen say that she and Jim took a cruise to Alaska?

4. What does Fergus MacPherson do with his Civil War uniform after the encampment?

5. How long has it been since Helen has been in Maine in "Exiles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Andrea L'Rieux?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Shirley Falls look like when Jack and Olive drive there?

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

10. What does Olive do when Jack awakes at the end of "Pedicure" and does not know where he is?

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