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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 "minutes of physical sweetness" (284) had Fiona and Grant always ended their days?
(a) 5 or 10.
(b) 20 or 30.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 15 or 20.

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

3. Fiona's mother's political activities are named as the reason why Fiona is not a member of what type of organization?
(a) A sorority.
(b) An academic club.
(c) The dean's list.
(d) A disciplinary committee.

4. Which character first suggests the possibility of Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Grant.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Kristy.

5. A supervisor at Meadowlake tells Grant that the patients on which floor have separate rules than the patients on Fiona's floor?
(a) The second.
(b) The third.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Fiona suggest to Grant that he take when he asks whether she will be done helping with the game soon?

2. What adjective does Grant use to refer to the friends who had helped him see that he needed to halt his infidelities?

3. What color are the notes that Grant begins to find all over the house?

4. What was NOT a consequence Grant suffered as a result of his dalliances with female students?

5. How many minutes does it take Grant to drive to Meadowlake every time he visits?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What event involving a policeman had convinced Grant that he could no longer look after Fiona at home?

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

4. Who is Kristy?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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