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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 304-313.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among Grant's many paramours over the years are women he calls "loose" (287) what?
(a) Girls.
(b) Wives.
(c) Women.
(d) Vixens.

2. Grant had not noticed the electrical quality of what item in Fiona's room before his visit on page 304?
(a) The bed.
(b) The piano.
(c) The clock.
(d) The throw.

3. What color lipstick does Fiona always apply before leaving the house, according to Grant?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Nude.
(d) Pink.

4. 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?
(a) Fiery.
(b) Fatherly.
(c) Rough.
(d) Affectionate.

5. On page 284, Grant has a dream in which he shows what object to a colleague and friend?
(a) A letter.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A rubber stamp.
(d) A sports car.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator describes the families who visit residents of Meadowlake, which people are said to be "without apprehension" (297)?

2. What kind of ceiling is the large central area at Meadowlake said to exhibit?

3. With how many "minutes of physical sweetness" (284) had Fiona and Grant always ended their days?

4. In what season does Fiona suffer greatly from the grief caused by the loss of her friend Aubrey?

5. Grant's first illicit affair had been with a woman named what?

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