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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary decide she will buy because she thinks the silence in the cottage is a little too much?
(a) DVD player.
(b) Radio.
(c) Television.
(d) Wind chimes.

2. What does Willis Beale bring Mary the first time he meets her?
(a) Books and magazines.
(b) Baby crib.
(c) Honey.
(d) Flowers.

3. What did Mary believe her mother was missing in her life?
(a) Home in the suburbs.
(b) Transportation to work.
(c) Good job.
(d) Marriage.

4. What is the name of the big town close to St. Hilaire?
(a) Machias.
(b) Concord.
(c) Providence.
(d) Boston.

5. Where does Julia bring Mary the first time they meet?
(a) To catch a train.
(b) To her cousin's house.
(c) Out to the point.
(d) To the police station.

6. Where does Maureen have to travel for a story shortly after her wedding?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Atlanta.

7. While trying to sleep the first night at the cottage, what does Mary think Harrold will do once he finds her?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Bring them home.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Have her arrested.

8. What is Everett Shed's job?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Fireman.
(d) Law official.

9. Who is the writer of the memo at the beginning of the book?
(a) Marueen English.
(b) Helen Scofield.
(c) Mary Amesbury.
(d) Caroline English.

10. Where is Harrold the night Maureen gives birth?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Greece.
(c) London.
(d) Miami.

11. What kind of boat is the green and white boat Mary sees from her home?
(a) Lobster boat.
(b) Sailboat.
(c) Motorboat.
(d) Dinghy.

12. Where does Harrold go the day after he asks Maureen to marry him?
(a) Prague.
(b) Chicago.
(c) London.
(d) Geneva.

13. Where do Mary and Harrold get married?
(a) Mountaintop.
(b) Church.
(c) Harrold's apartment.
(d) Beach.

14. Who is Jeffrey Kaplan?
(a) General Manager of newspaper.
(b) Editor.
(c) Obit writer.
(d) Sports writer.

15. Where does Harrold live in New York City?
(a) Financial District.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Upper West Side.
(d) Soho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen wear on her head the day she is married?

2. Where does Julia tell Mary a medical clinic is located?

3. What kind of presents does Harrold first bring to Mary when he returns from foreign trips?

4. What season do Harrold and Mary get married in?

5. When is the first time Harrold hits Maureen in the face?

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