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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 state is St Hilaire located in?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Rhode Island.

2. What color truck does Mary see in the lane after Willis has left on her first day in the cottage?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

4. What reason does Maureen give to her boss for why she could not travel out of the city for assignments?
(a) She doesn't like staying at hotels.
(b) Motion sickness.
(c) Fear of flying.
(d) Claustraphobia.

5. Who is the main character of the story?
(a) Caroline English.
(b) Mary Amesbury.
(c) Harrold English.
(d) Helen Scofield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it when the main character arrives in St. Hilaire?

2. What did Mary believe her mother was missing in her life?

3. Who travels with Maureen shortly after her wedding to report on a story?

4. What do people do to make a living in the village of St. Hilaire?

5. What does Harrold accuse Maureen of when he hits her in the face the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does alcohol play in Maureen and Harrold's relationship?

2. How does Harrold encourage Maureen to change her physical appearance?

3. What is one trait of Harrold's that Maureen admires?

4. What does Harrold hear when he is talking on the phone with Maureen while she is staying at a hotel in Los Angeles?

5. What keeps Mary awake her first night at the cottage?

6. How does Julia Strout describe Mary to the reporter Helen Scofield?

7. How does Harrold's father treat Harrold and Maureen when they visit him in Rhode Island?

8. How does Harrold react when Maureen has a cold and indicates she wants to be by herself one evening?

9. In what ways does Harrold seem to change for a short time after Caroline is born?

10. Why does Maureen change her name to Mary when she is signing the hotel register?

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