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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 Andrew's plan for Fernbank?
(a) Open a spa.
(b) Open an Italian restaurant.
(c) Open a museum.
(d) Open a bed and breakfast.

2. What does Father Tim urge Winnie to do regarding her business?
(a) Expand her current space.
(b) Wait 30 days before accepting an offer.
(c) Move to a better location.
(d) Develop franchising.

3. What does Winnie ask Father Tim to do?
(a) Review the sales contract.
(b) Campaign for Mack.
(c) Pray for her son.
(d) Counsel her daughter.

4. Who drives Father Tim to the store?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Harley.
(c) Buck.
(d) Dooley.

5. What does Winnie bring back from her cruise?
(a) A bad sunburn.
(b) A dark-haired man.
(c) Tons of photos.
(d) Lots of jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Father Tim's dog?

2. What is unsettling about the car when Father Tim sees it again?

3. Who makes an offer on Father Tim's house?

4. How does the Election Board determine the winner of the mayoral race?

5. Who is Father Tim's barber?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the welcome news that Father Tim receives during the signing of the contracts for the Fernbank sale?

2. What car does Father Tim see while he is out jogging and why does it unnerve him?

3. Who has agreed to teach Dooley to drive?

4. Why does Buck Leeper decide to leave town suddenly?

5. What good news does Father Tim receive regarding Joe, Winnie's brother?

6. What is part of the agreement of the sale of Winnie's shop?

7. Why does Buck return to town to ask Father Tim's advice?

8. Why is Father Tim doubly relieved when Andrew buys Fernbank?

9. What are Andrew's plans for Fernbank?

10. What is Father Tim's state of mind as the novel ends on Christmas Eve?

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