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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant had accepted Fiona's proposal of marriage because she had possessed "the spark of" (276) what?
(a) Life.
(b) Youth.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Passion.

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

3. Marian tells Grant that she is "not much of a" (316) what?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Wife.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Intellectual.

4. What term is used to describe Fiona's mother's political stance?
(a) Far-right.
(b) Far-left.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Alt-right.

5. The dress Fiona is wearing in the final scene of the story is described with which two adjectives?
(a) Long and drab.
(b) Frilly and bright.
(c) Bright and short.
(d) Youthful and oversized.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Meadowlake staff calls Grant in to talk about Fiona?

2. What term does Kristy use to refer to Aubrey's relationship to Fiona?

3. Grant muses that often during their long marriage, trying to "figure out Fiona" had been like taking what action in relation to "a mirage" (318)?

4. Grant tells Kristy that he wonders sometimes if Fiona is taking what action?

5. About how many years younger than Aubrey does Grant believe Aubrey's wife to be?

(see the answer key)

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