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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two types of literature has Grant always taught as a university professor?
(a) Nordic and Anglo-Saxon.
(b) Nordic and Slavic.
(c) South American and Central American.
(d) Greek and Roman.

2. The nurses consider which character to have gotten Aubrey up "out of his wheelchair" (295)?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Aubrey's wife.

3. With how many staff members at Meadowlake does Grant feel comfortable discussing Fiona's status?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

4. What expression appears on Fiona's and Aubrey's faces when they turn around to see Grant standing in Fiona's room?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Relief.
(d) Glee.

5. What is eventually revealed to be the first name of Aubrey's wife?
(a) Janice.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marian.

6. Kristy tells Grant one day that which part of Fiona had been "deteriorating" (309) since Aubrey's departure?
(a) Her aura.
(b) Her will.
(c) Her muscles.
(d) Her life force.

7. On what street does Aubrey's wife live?
(a) Black Hawks Lane.
(b) Sharks Lane.
(c) Kulshan Lane.
(d) Elm Lane.

8. What suggestion is Grant shocked to hear himself making when Aubrey's wife seems hesitant to grant his request?
(a) He suggests that they have coffee again sometime soon.
(b) He offers to pick up Aubrey himself each week.
(c) He offers to pick up Aubrey and his wife himself each week.
(d) He suggests that Aubrey write Fiona a letter.

9. Who comes to pick up Aubrey when he leaves Meadowlake?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His brother.

10. What subject does Grant decide not to bring up again once Aubrey's wife appears unwilling to grant his request?
(a) Sex.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Aubrey.

11. The narrator declares at one point that Grant "is no expert on" (298) what?
(a) Families.
(b) Human nature.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Norse mythology.

12. In what tone does Kristy tell Grant that Fiona "is a real lady" (294)?
(a) Dubious.
(b) Forceful.
(c) Absentminded.
(d) Decisive.

13. In what season does Fiona suffer greatly from the grief caused by the loss of her friend Aubrey?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

14. What item of Aubrey's is lying on Fiona's bed when Grant enters her room?
(a) His hat.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His cane.

15. In what area of Meadowlake do Fiona and Aubrey go walking together?
(a) The patio.
(b) The hallways.
(c) The conservatory.
(d) The back garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aubrey's wife tells Grant that in order to move Aubrey to Meadowlake full-time, she would have to sell what?

2. After Grant's affair with Jacqui, he always took what precaution in his future affairs?

3. Aubrey and Fiona spend most of their time together in what room?

4. In what Canadian city do Aubrey and his wife's son live with his own wife and children?

5. When Grant makes a surprise visit to the home of Aubrey and his wife, what is his assessment of the house's cleanliness?

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