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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 item did Grant promise to Fiona on the New Year's Eve that followed his receipt of the letter?
(a) A new stage of their relationship.
(b) A new house.
(c) A new car.
(d) A new life.

2. From what type of establishment does Fiona go missing while out with Grant?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A library.
(d) A bookstore.

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

4. What term is used to describe Fiona's mother's political stance?
(a) Far-right.
(b) Alt-right.
(c) Far-left.
(d) Moderate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fiona tells Grant that she needs to return to Aubrey's side for what reason?

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

3. What beverage does the narrator name as one Grant never drinks?

4. What color had Fiona's hair been before it had turned white?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Munro's purpose for including the detail about the scents of "dope and incense" (285)?

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

4. In what way does Munro use the dream motif to reveal information about Grant?

5. Who is Kristy?

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

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

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

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

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

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