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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. How many minutes does it take Grant to drive to Meadowlake every time he visits?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 90.
(d) 20.

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

3. Fiona tells Grant that she needs to return to Aubrey's side for what reason?
(a) Aubrey cannot see very well.
(b) Aubrey thinks he cannot play if she is not sitting next to him.
(c) Aubrey gets violent if Fiona is not by his side.
(d) Aubrey will begin to cry if Fiona is away from his side for very long.

4. What word had been scrawled across his office door at the same time Grant received the letter?
(a) Louse.
(b) Philanderer.
(c) Rat.
(d) Fink.

5. What kind of game is Fiona watching others play when Grant sees her in the central area?
(a) A card game.
(b) A guessing game.
(c) A dice game.
(d) A word game.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 284, Grant has a dream in which he shows what object to a colleague and friend?

2. Fiona's mother's political activities are named as the reason why Fiona is not a member of what type of organization?

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

4. What kind of beverage does Fiona offer to Grant when he visits her for the first time at Meadowlake?

5. With how many other people does Fiona share a room at Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What question does Grant keep asking Kristy over and over during his first visit to see Fiona at Meadowlake?

3. For how long had Fiona and Grant lived in their home at the time when Fiona began to show signs of dementia and why is this detail significant?

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

5. Who is Kristy?

6. What event made it possible for both Fiona and Grant to retire early?

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

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

9. What would Grant have considered the ultimate price to pay for his adulterous ways?

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

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