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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 314-323.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Grant's first thought when he gets home and sees the blinking light on his answering machine?
(a) Marian.
(b) The police.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Aubrey.

2. What kind of ceiling is the large central area at Meadowlake said to exhibit?
(a) Cathedral.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Low.
(d) Vaulted.

3. Grant recalls that he had quit smoking around the time of what event in his life?
(a) His brother's wedding.
(b) The end of his affair with Sarah.
(c) The beginning of his affair with Laurie.
(d) The beginning of his affair with Jacqui.

4. Grant considers that "if he had stayed back where he belonged," he might have married "some girl like" (318) which character?
(a) Marian.
(b) Kristy.
(c) Jacqui.
(d) Fiona's mother.

5. What does Grant turn on while he prepares his own supper after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
(a) The dishwasher.
(b) An easy listening radio station.
(c) Every light in the house.
(d) The television news.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what type of feature do Fiona and Grant drive on their way to Meadowlake, reminding them both of a certain nighttime activity?

2. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?

3. What beverage does the narrator name as one Grant never drinks?

4. What advice does Kristy offer to Grant at the end of his first visit to see Fiona at Meadowlake?

5. The dress Fiona is wearing in the final scene of the story is described with which two adjectives?

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