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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two adjectives does Grant use to describe the home in which Fiona had lived with her parents during college?
(a) Large and spacious.
(b) Luxurious and disorderly.
(c) Small and cozy.
(d) Austere and tranquil.

2. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?
(a) Cross-country skiing.
(b) Golfing.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Ballroom dancing.

3. What action does Fiona suggest to Grant that he take when he asks whether she will be done helping with the game soon?
(a) Ask the staff for a cup of coffee.
(b) Ask the staff for a cup of tea.
(c) Ask the staff for a glass of wine.
(d) Ask the staff for a milkshake.

4. Meadowlake has a rule that no one can move into the facility during which month of each year?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) May.

5. New residents of Meadowlake are prohibited from having visits until they have been at the facility for how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 90.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what scent does the newer Meadowlark building into which Fiona moves smell?

2. What is NOT a virtue Grant names as being part of the character of "a philanderer" (286)?

3. What kind of game is Fiona watching others play when Grant sees her in the central area?

4. What country is NOT named as one to which Fiona and Grant had traveled during one of their winters after retirement?

5. What activity does Grant undertake to get exercise after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Fiona make on the way to Meadowlake that makes Grant want to turn the car around?

2. What consequences did Fiona suffer as a result of Grant's infidelities?

3. Who is Kristy?

4. What is the symbolism of the yellow notes Grant had started to find around the house?

5. In what month does Fiona move into Meadowlake and why?

6. How and when did Fiona and Grant first meet?

7. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?

8. What is the function of Grant's colleague within the context of the story?

9. What were the circumstances that led to the engagement between Fiona and Grant?

10. What gift does Grant bring to Fiona when he visits her at Meadowlake for the first time, and what is significant about the gift?

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