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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. Fiona's father had been what kind of doctor during her youth?
(a) A cardiologist.
(b) A podiatrist.
(c) An osteopath.
(d) A pediatrician.

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

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

4. Grant had accepted Fiona's proposal of marriage because she had possessed "the spark of" (276) what?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Passion.
(c) Life.
(d) Youth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant recalls "bare female toes creeping under" his "pants leg" (287) at what kind of party?

2. How old is Fiona at the time she goes to live at Meadowlake?

3. What event led to Fiona and Grant's decision to retire early?

4. What color lipstick does Fiona always apply before leaving the house, according to Grant?

5. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. What details lead the reader to conclude that Fiona and Grant's marriage had positive qualities?

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

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