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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. In "Pedicure," where do Jack and Olive drive?
(a) West Forks.
(b) Island Falls.
(c) Shirley Falls.
(d) Augusta.

2. Who comes to visit after Olive falls?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Betty.
(c) Halima.
(d) Jane.

3. What is Lisa MacPherson's job?
(a) Sales manager.
(b) Marketing manager.
(c) Service manager.
(d) Administrative assistant.

4. At the end of "Exiles," who stays with Helen?
(a) Bob.
(b) Jim.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Susan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years have the MacPhersons barely spoken to one another?

2. How many grandchildren dod Helen and Jim have?

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

4. How much did Fergus MacPherson spend for the last kilt he bought?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Fergus when Lisa is playing her documentary?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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