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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 285-292.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Grant is nearly ready to take Fiona to Meadowlake, she compares it to living at what type of location?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A library.
(c) A post office.
(d) A train station.

2. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?
(a) Hotel beds.
(b) Call.
(c) Alert.
(d) Floor mattresses.

3. What activity do Fiona and Grant both recall during the drive to Meadowlake the day Fiona moves in?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Sunbathing.
(c) Cross-country skiing.
(d) Swimming.

4. Grant recognizes that continuing his infidelity "might" have eventually "cost him" (289) what?
(a) His job.
(b) His tenure.
(c) Fiona.
(d) His sanity.

5. What adjective does Grant use to refer to the friends who had helped him see that he needed to halt his infidelities?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fiona retires from her position as a coordinator of volunteers at what type of establishment?

2. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?

3. What kind of passion does Grant congratulate himself for showing toward his young lovers even when it does not match the way he actually feels?

4. Fiona and Grant had especially enjoyed watching programs about what topic during their time together?

5. What does Grant turn on while he prepares his own supper after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?

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