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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim want his ashes spread when he dies?
(a) Piscataquis River.
(b) Penobscot River.
(c) Androscoggin River.
(d) Aroostook River.

2. Where does Ashley Munroe live in Shirley Falls?
(a) Duplex
(b) Trailer.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Small house.

3. How old is Matt when his mother dies?
(a) 55.
(b) 59.
(c) 62.
(d) 66.

4. What time of day does Jim call Bob and tell him that his wife is dying?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

5. Where do Pam's children live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) California.

6. How many children do Pam and Ted have?
(a) 2 sons.
(b) 1 daughter and 2 sons.
(c) 2 sons and 2 daughters.
(d) 1 daughter and 1 son.

7. What color winter coat does Lucy wear when she visits Olive in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Black.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Navy.
(d) White.

8. How old was Gloria Beach when her son found her missing from home?
(a) 63.
(b) 92.
(c) 79.
(d) 86.

9. How old was Tom when Gloria married Matt's father?
(a) Not quite 3.
(b) Almost 2.
(c) 1 1/2.
(d) 2 1/2.

10. Who does Bob see at the grocery store in Chapter 10?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Margaret.
(c) William.
(d) Lucy.

11. How long had it been since Mrs. Hasselbeck's husband died?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 18 years.

12. What tattoo does Ashley Munroe have on her neck?
(a) Cross.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Rose.
(d) Butterfly.

13. Where was Helen's funeral held?
(a) Lutheran church.
(b) Episcopal church.
(c) Methodist church.
(d) Catholic church.

14. In Chapter 4, when does Bob plan to visit his brother, Jim, and Jim's family?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) A month.

15. Why is Helen dying?
(a) Pancreas.
(b) Liver.
(c) Lung.
(d) Esophagus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far down a narrow road at the outer edge of Shirley Falls is Matthew Beach's house?

2. In a story Lucy tells Olive, how old is the taxi driver she hails when she is in New York?

3. How often does Diana tell Bob that she would see her mother?

4. How long has Carol Hall worked in the attorney general's office?

5. How long has Bob been divorced from his first wife, Pam?

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