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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 was NOT a consequence Grant suffered as a result of his dalliances with female students?
(a) He was fired.
(b) He was given the cold shoulder by his colleagues.
(c) He was no longer invited to social gatherings.
(d) He was talked about by the whole staff at his workplace.

2. At what type of location does Fiona propose marriage to Grant?
(a) An ice skating rink.
(b) A public park.
(c) A beach.
(d) A forest.

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

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

5. Who first tells Grant that the name of the man sitting next to Fiona is Aubrey?
(a) Fiona.
(b) An unnamed staff member.
(c) Kristy.
(d) Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. New residents of Meadowlake are prohibited from having visits until they have been at the facility for how many days?

2. When Grant is nearly ready to take Fiona to Meadowlake, she compares it to living at what type of location?

3. What malady does Fiona contract during her initial period of living at Meadowlake?

4. What two scents are said to have accompanied the colleagues of Grant's as they returned from their nights of debauchery?

5. During what month does Fiona first move into Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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