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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. With how many other people does Fiona share a room at Meadowlake?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. Fiona retires from her position as a coordinator of volunteers at what type of establishment?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) A hospital.

3. What color are the notes that Grant begins to find all over the house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

4. Grant had once received a letter from which person associated with one of Grant's former lovers/students?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her roommate.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

5. What kind of flowers does Grant bring to Fiona the first time he visits after the required period with no visits?
(a) Roses.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Carnations.
(d) Narcissus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of location does Fiona propose marriage to Grant?

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

3. Grant recognizes that continuing his infidelity "might" have eventually "cost him" (289) what?

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

5. Which character first suggests the possibility of Fiona's move to Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Grant consider his own past infidelities to be different from those of other "husbands and fathers" (284)?

2. Which parties does Grant hold responsible for putting a stop to his infidelity "just in time" (287)?

3. What advice does Kristy finally give to Grant when he keeps asking the same question over and over?

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

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

6. Who is Kristy?

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

8. When the narrative moves into the present, what setting is depicted?

9. What job had Fiona done prior to taking early retirement?

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

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